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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03791.028 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Franklin Cranor, B company, 40th regiment, Indiana, infantry |
| Title | Cranor Franklin to Delia Slocum regarding his time since he left Nashville |
| Date | 13 July 1865 |
| Author | Cranor, Franklin (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Recipient | Slocum, Delia |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | . "I will give you a short not of our trials and trubells since we left Nashville[.]" He also reports that there next stop is in Texas, 900 miles away by water "and that is the way we will go[.]" He reports on hot weather and poor health, but also that he has been recommended for 2nd Lieutenant. He stops his letter as a result of sickness which he reports in his conclusion written the 15th. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Reconstruction American West Texas Travel Health and Medical |
| Place written | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Reconstruction; Westward Expansion |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf Approach |
| Civil War: Unit | 40th Indiana Regiment infantry, B company |