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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.42.52 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Franklin W. Fuller, I company, 74th regiment, Illinois, infantry |
| Title | James W. Fuller to his uncle regarding a photograph and the movements of the family |
| Date | 22 August 1864 |
| Author | Fuller, James W. (fl. 1863-1864) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes that his family is doing well and apologizes for not writing for such a long time. States that his father is so busy he has not had time to have his picture taken. He did go down to the picture gallery and have his photograph taken. The picture did not "suit" his mother and father. Wishes that he could be with his uncle as he thinks he would like the sound of the artillery. His father is running a grocery store where he works as a clerk. Writes that he has kept the domino and rebel script his uncle gave him. Writes that because his family moved around during the summer he was unable to write to his uncle more often. Then school began and he had to walk two miles to and from school every day. Writes that the baby is learning to walk and that she can even speak a few words. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Photography Children and Family Artillery Merchants and Trade Commerce Diet and Nutrition Confederate States of America Sports and Games Coins and Currency Education Travel |
| People | Fuller, James W. (fl. 1863-1864) |
| Place written | Baldwinsville, New York |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family; Education |
| 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 | Uncle |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 74th Illinois infantry, I Company |