Columbus State University Archives and Special Collections

Letters from Fuller to Wife, Hanover County, Virginia, June 24-26, 1862

Identifier

MC407_1_1_001

Title

Letters from Fuller to Wife, Hanover County, Virginia, June 24-26, 1862

Description

On June 24, Fuller writes to his wife Amanda that he hears cannons in the direction of Hanover Courthouse, to the left of Richmond, Virginia. He sends a two-dollar bill home.
On June 26, Fuller reports how he left Richmond with the army on the 24th, and left all of his belongings save the clothes on his person. He went a day and a half marching and without eating anything. He wishes to be home.

Date

June 24-26, 1862

Creator

James Aaron Fuller

Files

June 24-26, 1862-1.jpg
June 24-26, 1862-2.jpg

Citation

James Aaron Fuller, “Letters from Fuller to Wife, Hanover County, Virginia, June 24-26, 1862,” Columbus State University Archives and Special Collections , accessed March 29, 2024, http://digitalarchives.columbusstate.edu/items/show/3616.