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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.42.47 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Franklin W. Fuller, I company, 74th regiment, Illinois, infantry |
| Title | Letter to her brother regarding home life and mutual acquaintances |
| Date | 12 June 1864 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by his sister Laura. Writes how much she misses him and about the last time he spent the summer at her house. She prays that he is safe and that he will survive the war. Louisa is very happy that Henry has returned and she hopes that the two of them will have a very good life together. Writes that his Mary is doing better but is still not well. Thinks that Mary will come again to visit in a few days. She fears that their father is very sick and even if he recovers will not be truly well ever again. Writes about gathering flowers in the yard and her garden at home. Thinks about sending him a bouquet. Knows that he cannot write so many letters but asks him to think of her when writing. The recent news from the war is eagerly discussed and she thinks that it will not be long until he comes home from the war. Two small blank pieces of paper are enclosed. |
| Subjects | Children and Family Woman Author Women's History Health and Medical Gift Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Civil War Military History Union Forces |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine; 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 |