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From Griffin at his wonderful FaceBook site "Spared and Shared"
Just transcribed a letter by Lemuel Fuller who served in Co. F, 74th Illinois Infantry---a regiment organized in Rockford, IL. Lemuel's letter was written in Danville, Kentucky, on 26 October 1862 where they were without tents and extra clothing. "I understand that our knapsacks are in Lebanon and they are going after them and if we get them there will be great rejoicing among the boys for all their clothing is in them—only what they have on their backs. There are 25 of us have no blankets and if we could have our overcoats we should be glad for we could wear them today quite comfortable. It is so cold I can't write."
Lemuel's letter has a patriotic header with the poem, "We are coming, Father Abraham." To read the letter, go to: https://sparedshared23.com/2026/01/14/1862-lemuel-fuller-to-lucy-wilder-fuller/
Just transcribed a letter by Lemuel Fuller who served in Co. F, 74th Illinois Infantry---a regiment organized in Rockford, IL. Lemuel's letter was written in Danville, Kentucky, on 26 October 1862 where they were without tents and extra clothing. "I understand that our knapsacks are in Lebanon and they are going after them and if we get them there will be great rejoicing among the boys for all their clothing is in them—only what they have on their backs. There are 25 of us have no blankets and if we could have our overcoats we should be glad for we could wear them today quite comfortable. It is so cold I can't write."
Lemuel's letter has a patriotic header with the poem, "We are coming, Father Abraham." To read the letter, go to: https://sparedshared23.com/2026/01/14/1862-lemuel-fuller-to-lucy-wilder-fuller/
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