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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03606.21 |
| From Archive Folder | Lyman family letters |
| Title | Luke Layman to his parents and sisters describing life in camp |
| Date | 15 May 1863 |
| Author | Layman, Luke (fl. 1861-1865) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | They have been decorating the camp with cedars. Men keep themselves occupied with reading, writing letters and debating. Everyone is riled about the treatment of traitors who incite men to desert and shirk military service. He mentions [Clement] Vallandigham, who was arrested for seeming to call for an end to the war and expressing disloyal sentiments. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Infantry Military Camp Desertion |
| People | Layman, Luke (fl. 1861-1865) |
| Place written | Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family; Law |
| 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 | Mother Father Sister |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 18th United States Infantry |