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Worries About The Home Front:
Soldiers at Wildcat were often torn between duty and their cares at home.
Guarding the Wrong Place:
While posted at Camp Wildcat, Colonel Theophilous Garrard received a disturbing letter from his wife telling him that, while he has been away, Confederates had raided his home town
Encouraging Words:
Stephen Keyes Fletcher of the 33rd Indiana offered encouragement to a brother, disappointed at being at home:
"Now don't think of going to war... Where would the farm go to? .. No other one could take your place."
Missing His Wife:
Before marching to Wildcat, Confederate Colonel James E. rains wrote his wife:
"How I would like to see you. The tone of your last letter was rather sad. Don't be so, my precious wife... these clouds will pass away... My campaigns will soon be over."
James Rains was killed on December 31, 1862, at the Battle of Stones River |