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Martha Schofield met Sadie Brouwer in 1859 while teaching at a school in Harrison, New York, and the two remained close friends. She discusses the war and says that even though the "enemy" is approaching where she lives, she is not afraid because it is a noble cause, and she is willing to suffer for it. She adds that nearly all of her closest friends have gone to war or expect to, including Oldden Ridgeway, and she feels that the women must do everything they can to help as well. She expresses contempt for the Copperheads, Northerners who opposed the Civil War and advocated for political compromise. She tells Brouwer that she currently has no prospects for marriage and shares that her sister Sarah Ash has just given birth to a boy and is doing well.
