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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.42.65 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Franklin W. Fuller, I company, 74th regiment, Illinois, infantry |
| Title | Franklin W. Fuller to Mary regarding correspondence and camp life |
| Date | 22 August 1863 |
| Author | Fuller, Franklin W. (fl. 1861-1865) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written at camp near Stephenson, Alabama. Thanks her for continuing to write to him while he is at war. Writes that Lieutenant Heuburt [?] returned but he has yet to see him. He has still not received some of her letters and is disappointed. He is sorry that she has so much to do and tells her not to worry about making pants for him. Hopes that Low has sent his boots. Captain Legne [?] has returned with 20 men from the regiment but none from the company. Writes about a few of the soldiers who came back with the captain that he knows. He has sent her father a paper from Nashville, Tennessee before they left camp at Winchester, Tennessee. Asks for some stamps. Explains where and how he picked some roses and other flowers for her. Their camp is about four miles from the Alabama state line. He has received a letter from his brother Smith who is very busy with haying and harvesting on his farm. Writes that he is worried about her traveling alone. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Travel Clothing and Accessories Women's History Military Uniforms Gift Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Military Camp |
| People | Fuller, Franklin W. (fl. 1861-1865) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Agriculture |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Franklin W. Fuller from Howard, Illinois enlisted on 14 August 1862 as a Sergeant. He mustered into the I Company of the Illinois 74th Infantry on 4 September 1862. He was mustered out on 10 June 1865 in Nashville, Tennessee. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 74th Illinois infantry, I Company |