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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.42.11 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Franklin W. Fuller, I company, 74th regiment, Illinois, infantry |
| Title | Letter to W communicating their thoughts on the end of the war |
| Date | 13 May 1862 - 15 May 1862 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes that by keeping in contact with home the soldiers and those they left at home feel better. Explains the anguish felt while waiting to hear from loved ones or friends after a battle. Hopes that General Ulysses S. Grant will "hurry affairs" in Tennessee. Hopes that the Union will soon liberate their fellow soldiers in the rebel capital Richmond, Virginia. Wants to see Confederate President Jefferson Davis defeated. States that the rebel leaders should get the "rewards of treason." Writes that it is doubtful the rebels will get such a treatment as the people in Washington, D.C. will most likely only force them to take an oath of allegiance. Thinks this is wrong and that the traitors should be forced to pay for their crimes. Writes that the farmers are preparing their fields for planting. Writes of the nice weather at home and wishes that Franklin was home to enjoy the it. Writes that a girl Franklin was fond of married another man because she did not want to grow old waiting for him to return. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Battle Children and Family Union General Confederate States of America Prisoner of War Prison Camp Confederate General or Leader Treason Government and Civics Oath Reconstruction Amnesty Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Women's History Marriage |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Agriculture; 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 | Friend |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 74th Illinois infantry, I Company |