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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.42.12 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Franklin W. Fuller, I company, 74th regiment, Illinois, infantry |
| Title | Letter to Mary regarding their relationship and his thoughts on love and marriage |
| Date | 1 June 1862 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Does not like that he is so far away from her and that he cannot visit her whenever he pleases. Writes that is a cloudy, gloomy day. His thinks about her constantly and misses her greatly. He wonders if she loves him as he loves her. He writes that he has been hurt in the past and is distrustful of "all professions of friendship." He has talked to Milton about his feelings. He has started to believe her though because she told him she wishes to "leave her friends." Dreams of having a home with her. Writes about his feelings on love and marriage. He think both are "holy" and should not be of "convenience" or "circumstance." Writes of how wonderful love is and to have someone to come home to. The letter abruptly ends. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Women's History Love Letters Marriage |
| Place written | Dixon, Illinois |
| 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: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 74th Illinois infantry, I Company |