Assignment: Read the letter from Juliana Dorsey to General Cocke, dated July 5, 1864, and then answer the questions below. Dorsey was living in Hopewell, Virginia, and writes of the fate of her son Lou's family, then living outside of Richmond in Ashland, Virginia.

Level 1:
1. Why is Juliana Dorsey anxious about her son's family?

2. What happened to Juliana's daughter-in-law and grandchildren?

Level 2:
1. Does she express an opinion about how the war will turn out? Explain.

2. What does this letter reveal about how the war affected women?

3. What does the letter imply about how southern women saw their role in the war?