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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.42.03 |
From Archive Folder | Collection of Franklin W. Fuller, I company, 74th regiment, Illinois, infantry |
Title | Hank S. Clark to Washington regarding troop movements and slaves surrounding the camp |
Date | 22 July 1861 |
Author | Clark, Hank S. (fl. 1861-1865) |
Document Type | Correspondence |
Content Description | He writes that the army has left Alton and are under marching orders to St. Charles, Missouri. The troops are ready to leave and waiting for the cars to arrive. The engineer was worried that the rebels had obstructed or damaged part of the train track during the night. They are ready to go at a moment's notice but are still waiting for the train. Mentions General John Pope. Writes that there are many slaves around the camp but they are not allowed in. States that the rebels are more likely to run then fight, "unless they can get behind a tree." Gus Taylor has the measles. |
Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Disease African American History Transportation Railroad Union General Contrabands Health and Medical Confederate States of America Bravery Slavery |
People | Clark, Hank S. (fl. 1861-1865) |
Place written | St. Charles, Missouri |
Theme | The American Civil War; Slavery & Abolition; Science, Technology, Invention |
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 | Friend |
Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
Civil War: Unit | 74th Illinois infantry, I Company |