Military
On Wednesday, January 3, 1866, soldiers were mighty anxious to get mail, because nothing made them homesick so quickly as not receiving letters from family or friends. Filling the countless hours proved to be a soldier's greatest challenge, and according to one soldier, everybody was writing who could raise a pencil or sheet of paper. When mail was delayed, soldiers turned to reading books. By 1875, the library contained ninety-four books, and the building also served as a schoolhouse and chapel.
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