This letter from Isabel Belle Scott in Gratiot, Wisconsin to her brother James in the 23rd Wisconsin Infantry includes its corresponding envelope, which is decorated with an emblem of an eagle in front of two American flags. Belle mentions that there have been many problems with the post, says that she has not received word from James in a month, and warns that he probably will not receive this letter. She gives a few military updates, saying that "Rosencrans tuck Lebanon...on the 8th of Feb, the same day that the Confederates attacked Fort Donelson." She also discusses racial tensions, saying that "the [Union] soldiers are getting very discontened ... they don't like to fight for the darky ... they say when they Volunteered to Fight they did with the understanding of fighting for the Union not for the Negro, which they consider they are doing now."