John Fuller of Deerfield, Massachusetts, wrote this letter the day before he and his twin brother were officially discharged from the army. Because of red tape and the slowness of the system, it took several days before it became official, and it required that they travel to New York City. Once there, although they were officially civilians, they marched in that city’s enormous 4th of July parade. The parade was a celebration not only of independence but of Union victory in the nation’s bloodiest war.
Fuller, John Emory. Civil War letter to Ella Melendy. July 29, 1865. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l01-094/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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