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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.42.44 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Franklin W. Fuller, I company, 74th regiment, Illinois, infantry |
| Title | Lydia Stark to her brother regarding her home life |
| Date | 24 April 1864 |
| Author | Stark, Lydia (fl. 1862-1864) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes about the nice weather they are having and that the children are outside playing in the back yard while her husband plays the violin. Gives him a detailed description of her home. Draws a small floor plan of the house. She has been busy cleaning the house, making carpets, and getting the children ready to start school. Herbert and Willie were greatly excited to receive his letters and will be writing to him again soon. She has read his letter to her friend Susan. Writes that she would like to visit the western part of the country. She is also excited for when he gets married. His nephews write him a short note at the end of the letter stating that they will write a longer letter soon. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Woman Author Women's History Children and Family Art, Music, Theater, and Film Home Furnishings Architecture American West Marriage |
| People | Stark, Lydia (fl. 1862-1864) |
| Place written | Baldwinsville, New York |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Arts & Literature; Children & Family; Education; Women in American History |
| 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 | Brother |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 74th Illinois infantry, I Company |