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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.42.31 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Franklin W. Fuller, I company, 74th regiment, Illinois, infantry |
| Title | Ella Murdoch to her cousin regarding her activities over the summer and his life as a soldier |
| Date | 6 September 1863 |
| Author | Murdoch, Ella (fl. 1863) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written to him by his cousin Ella Murdoch. She writes that everyone at home is doing well. She does not have any news to report to him. She thinks it must be a hard life being a soldier. Write that she has not heard from Uncle Jason or Owen for some time now. She is sad to say that she has not been able to visit their families as she has had so much to do. Writes about all the things she did over the past summer and wishes she could do something for the "poor soldier boys." She explains that she has been steadily busy throughout the summer. Her father and mother were very glad to hear from him. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Woman Author Women's History Children and Family |
| People | Murdoch, Ella (fl. 1863) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family |
| 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 | Cousin |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 74th Illinois infantry, I Company |