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to Miss Mary
30 July 1861
O'Connell, John D., fl. 1861-1866
He asks if she and Rosa would like to go a carriage ride with him to the Belle Fontain Cemetary.
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He has grown more and more interested in her and he wonders if she is interested in him too.
GLC02830.03
16 August 1861
He assures her that his feelings for her are pure. Meanwhile, he has been mustered into service. He talks about different captains. He does not know how long he will be there but feels it will be a while.
GLC02830.05
11 September 1861
He prefers to go on duty with the command. He was in New York recently but was unable to write her from there. His sister is well and he did not see his mother though he passed by her house. He sent Mary a present from New York.
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30 September 1861
He bought some music for the piano and sent it to her. The men in his regiment are all good people. They don't know where they will go for the winter because there are not sufficient accomodations for them. Written at Fort Trumbull
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18 October 1861
It's been raining a lot. He plans to send her the Philadelphia paper. Very few people are seen cultivating the soil now. Written at Fort Trumbull
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30 November 1861
Mary wishes he could attend parties with her but he warns her it could be many months or even years. He is plagued by all his memories of having spent time with her. He wonders if their engagement will ever be consummated.
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February 20, 1862
He is sorry to hear that she is so indisposed. He can only hope she will recover soon.
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February 23, 1862
He says military is a trade that cannot be learned in a day. For most of the rest of the letter he expresses concern over her sickness and hopes she recovers soon.
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to My Dear Mary
24 May 1862
He says they never know the movements and are never told where they are marching until they get there. He thinks they will move tonight. The weather is warm.
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