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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.42.70 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Franklin W. Fuller, I company, 74th regiment, Illinois, infantry |
| Title | Diary of Franklin W. Fuller |
| Date | 1 January 1864-31 December 1864 |
| Author | Fuller, Franklin W. (fl. 1861-1865) |
| Document Type | Diary |
| Content Description | January: Writes of the cold weather. Perry received his discharge papers. The weather ranges from pleasant to rainy and cold. Has played in parades. February: Describes the weather and notes that they were ordered to be ready to march with eight days worth of rations. Gibbs has started for home and he has played in more parades. He has had a sore throat. Some of the men got drunk. Marched to Culpepper, Tennessee. Turns 23 on 29 February 1864. March: The roads are becoming soft because of the rain. Two years ago they left Camp Griffin. Some of the men got drunk. They had a dance that ended at three in the morning. Marched out with three days worth of rations and have heard reports of rebels in the area. April: They received a new commander and are currently near the railroad bridge. The troops were reviewed by General Ulysses S. Grant. The band played during the parade. May: Marched two miles with rations for three days. There was skirmishing and firing. Stone was killed. In the dark the rebels charged and turned the Union right. The trains and hospitals left. Camped on the old battlefield of Chancellorsville, Virginia. There has been considerable firing. He helped to put up the hospital tents. The 5th Corps took 2000 prisoners. Reports the death of Union General John Sedgwick. Gives details on the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House. June: Received orders to march to Cold Harbor. There has been a lot of fighting and artillery fire for several days. Some the skirmishing and artillery fire took place after dark or during the early morning hours. Took a train and moved to the bank of the James River. Writes out some of his supplies. July: No entries. August: Has received some money. September: Recipes for food. October: No entries. November: No entries. December: Notes the amount he has received for pay. Cash Account/Memoranda: Keeps a tally of his pay. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Soldier's Diary Military Provisions Art, Music, Theater, and Film Health and Medical Alcohol Travel Entertaining and Hospitality Confederate States of America Union General Death Battle Railroad Hospital Military Camp Prisoner of War Artillery Military Supplies Diet and Nutrition Soldier's Pay Finance Battle of Spotsylvania Court House |
| People | Fuller, Franklin W. (fl. 1861-1865) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| 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 |