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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.42.35 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Franklin W. Fuller, I company, 74th regiment, Illinois, infantry |
| Title | Franklin W. Fuller to Mary regarding food rations and correspondence |
| Date | 17 December 1863 |
| Author | Fuller, Franklin W. (fl. 1861-1865) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes that her letter was the first he received in four weeks since the regiment left here for Knoxville, Tennessee. He was upset that he was unable to write her as he knew she had written him. Most of the mail had gone to the regiment and the mail will probably not reach him until it first gets to the regiment. He has been surviving on half rations of hard tack. He has received a letter from one of his friends and he has been trying to send him mail as he does not want his friend to think he is dead. He is not surprised that so few letters have reached his family and friends due to all the battles being fought so recently and close together. Writes that the mail has finally arrived bringing him many letters and a large package full of writing materials. Tells her of the various letters he has received from friends and family members. Asks her to pay Low for his boots if she has not done so already. Wonders where the promised photographs of his friends and family are. He then writes a short letter to Fred thanking him and his father for all they have done and given to him while he has been away. Tells them not worry and that all will soon be well. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Women's History Diet and Nutrition Military Provisions Death Friendship Battle Finance Clothing and Accessories Children and Family Photography |
| People | Fuller, Franklin W. (fl. 1861-1865) |
| Place written | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| 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: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 74th Illinois infantry, I Company |