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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.42.59 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Franklin W. Fuller, I company, 74th regiment, Illinois, infantry |
| Title | G.M. Fuller to brother regarding the end of the war and finances |
| Date | 23 September 1865 |
| Author | Fuller, G. M. (fl. 1865) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Is glad that Franklin is doing well and is "so nicely situated" as reported in his last letter. Thinks that it must be "pleasant in the extreme" for him now that the war is at an end. Writes about all those that have suffered and sacrificed and are now able to finally return home. Has kept track of his military career with great anxiety. Knows that he longs to return home to his woman as she has gifts only a woman can give to him. Thinks that he will better appreciate peaceful life after having been away at war for so long. Apologizes for not writing sooner. Writes about the money saved, earned, and spent while he was away. Has enclosed some money and wishes him to write when he has received it. Thinks that they will stay at their current location for about a year. After that Franklin should expect a visit from them. Writes that everyone is in good health and wishes Franklin's family and his wife well. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Women's History Marriage Finance Children and Family |
| People | Fuller, G. M. (fl. 1865) |
| Place written | Fort Union, New Mexico |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History |
| 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: Recipient Relationship | Brother |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 74th Illinois infantry, I Company |