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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.42.07 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Franklin W. Fuller, I company, 74th regiment, Illinois, infantry |
| Title | Sally W. Hogeland to her brother sharing news from home |
| Date | 23 February 1862 - 26 February 1862 |
| Author | Hogeland, Sally W. (fl. 1861-1865) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written in Granby, with no state listed. She apologizes for not writing him in over three months. Just as she was making preparations to visit him their brother Milton arrived with his child and new wife. She was also glad to hear that Milton has visited him. She is happy that he did not go to war yet and she hopes that it will end soon. Comments on the sad death of friend who was married about two years ago. Writes about the health and news of their family. The "school-marn" she told him about is now married. On two smaller pieces of paper she apologizes for the short letter and then suggests that he cut the envelopes instead of tearing them so that they will better preserve the letters. |
| Subjects | Woman Author Women's History Children and Family Death Marriage Health and Medical Education Civil War Military History Union Forces |
| People | Hogeland, Sally W. (fl. 1861-1865) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; 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 | Brother |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 74th Illinois infantry, I Company |