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Cranor, Franklin, fl. 1862-1865 to Delia Slocum

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03791.029 Author/Creator: Cranor, Franklin, fl. 1862-1865 Place Written: Camp Erwin, Texas Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 August 1865 Pagination: 3 p. : envelope Height: 20 cm, Width: 24.8 cm Order a Copy

Records his crossing of the Gulf of Mexico and the sea sick boys. He writes that he got sick then and remains so. He writes that sickness has been a problem for the whole regiment and records the illness of two mutual acquaintances. He reports a desire to go home as he is "getting tired of the suny south," and closes by saying he is both "sick and out of heart."

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