Cranor, Franklin (fl. 1862-1865) to Delia Slocum
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03791.006 Author/Creator: Cranor, Franklin (fl. 1862-1865) Place Written: Murfreesboro, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 May 1863 Pagination: 3 p. : envelope ; 21.5 x 27.0 cm Order a Copy
re: While camped near Murfreesboro in the months following the Battle of Stones Creek, Cranor describes how the Union soldiers have generally been causing trouble for the Confederates. He writes about Union "devilment" in McMinnville that resulted in the capture of 356 Confederate prisoners and the recapture of 15 Union men as well as the burning of houses, bridges, trains and a cotton factory, and the taking of meat and corn. He also briefly mentions some of the displaced families of the south. The troops took in several under Rosecrans demand that they make and oath of loyalty to the Union, even though, as Cranor observes. "union sitizens here is scarse and far between."
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