Papers, 1854-1884.

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Papers, 1854-1884.

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Primarily correspondence between Jared and Sarah Fuller. Letters from Jared Fuller comment on camp life, including the suicide of a fellow soldier; military logistics, including the naval battle between the U.S.S. Monitor and the C.S.S. Virginia; slavery and interactions of the troops with Blacks fleeing the south; and politics. Sarah's letters to her husband comment on family and community activities and local sentiments on politics and the war. The collection also includes communications from a nephew of Corporal Fuller, a letter from Gurden Bates to Sarah Fuller, and letters to the Fullers from their son Marcus. Other miscellaneous materials in the collection include a phrenologist's analysis of Jared Fuller, family photographs and genealogical information. Transcriptions of the letters and a CD-ROM edition of the collection are also included.

.25 linear ft. (1 box)

State Historical Society of Iowa, Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7662686

State Historical Society of Iowa, Library

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Fuller, Sarah J.

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Fuller, Marcus B., Mrs.

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Virginia (Ironclad)

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Fuller family.

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Monitor (Ironclad)

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Fuller, Jared.

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Jared Fuller served as a corporal in Company A of the 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry (108th Volunteers) during the Civil War. He was mustered on September 21, 1861 at Dubuque and was discharged on October 25, 1863. During the war his wife, Sarah J. (Bates) Fuller resided in Douglas Township, Webster County, Iowa. Sarah's brother, Gurden Bates, served with the 2nd regiment of the Kansas Volunteers during the war. The Fullers' son Marcus traveled to Colorado and New Mexico in pursuit of gold during the...