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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.42.06 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Franklin W. Fuller, I company, 74th regiment, Illinois, infantry |
| Title | Hank S. Clark to Wash regarding his wish for Franklin to join his regiment |
| Date | 18 September 1861 |
| Author | Clark, Hank S. (fl. 1861-1865) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written at camp near Rolla, Missouri. He writes that he is in excellent health. General David Hunter has arrived to take command of the post. Many of the troops are sick and the healthy ones are constantly at work. He would like it if Franklin would join the regiment as they are in need of new recruits. Writes that he will teach Franklin the "hooks and crooks" of being a soldier. He would very much like Franklin to join the regiment as he will gain valuable experience and not have to wait while a new regiment is organized. Writes about the health of some of their friends from home. In a post-script he writes some of the names of the men in the regiment. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Union General Health and Medical Recruitment |
| People | Clark, Hank S. (fl. 1861-1865) |
| Place written | Rolla, Missouri |
| 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: Recipient Relationship | Friend |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 74th Illinois infantry, I Company |