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Collection Reference Number GLC03606.30
From Archive Folder Lyman family letters 
Title Fred Bundy to his friend with latest news
Date 13 December 1862
Author Bundy, Fred. (fl. 1861-1865)  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description He asks his friend to keep the prettiest of the girls for when he can come home.
Subjects Civil War  Military History  Union Forces  Union Soldier's Letter  Soldier's Letter  Women's History  
People Bundy, Fred (fl. 1861-1865)  
Place written Nashville, Tennessee
Theme The American Civil War; Women in American History
Sub-collection Papers and Images of the American Civil War
Additional Information The three Lyman brothers came from Delaware, Ohio. They enlisted in the 18th U.S. Infantry Regiment and served in the Army of the Cumberland in Tennessee and Mississippi. The collection also includes letters from Sergeant Nelson Pierce, a friend from Delaware, Ohio, who died on 1 January 1863 from wounds sustained in the Battle of Stone's River; Fred Bundy who was probably another neighbor; and George Ellis, whose relationship with the Lymans is not known. Ellis served in the Union Navy and saw action at Corinth, Mississippi, Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Louisiana. Letters also describe the battle of Missionary Ridge, Stone's River, Corinth, and others. Letters include comments on politics, Lincoln, and soldiers voting in a letter dated 5 August 1863.
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945
Civil War: Recipient Relationship Friend  
Civil War: Theater of War Main Western Theater