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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03791.029 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Franklin Cranor, B company, 40th regiment, Indiana, infantry |
| Title | Cranor Franklin to Delia Slocum recalling his crossing of the gulf of Mexico |
| Date | 5 August 1865 |
| Author | Cranor, Franklin (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Recipient | Slocum, Delia |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Records his crossing of the Gulf of Mexico and the sea sick boys. He writes that he got sick then and remains so. He writes that sickness has been a problem for the whole regiment and records the illness of two mutual acquaintances. He reports a desire to go home as he is "getting tired of the suny south," and closes by saying he is both "sick and out of heart." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Travel Health and Medical Texas American West |
| Place written | Camp Erwin, Texas |
| Theme | Westward Expansion; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf Approach |
| Civil War: Unit | 40th Indiana Regiment infantry, B company |