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Collection Reference Number GLC03606.23
From Archive Folder Lyman family letters 
Title Luke Layman to his parents and sisters regarding his poor health and his opinion of Vallandigham
Date 16 June 1863
Author Layman, Luke (fl. 1861-1865)  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Discusses his father's employment, saying "I have learned in the army never to be ashamed of any honourable mode of getting a living". He has bad rheumatism in his foot and ankle and was forced to go to the convalescent camp, despite pleading to remain with his regiment. He expresses strong opinions about Vallandigham.
Subjects Civil War  Military History  Union Forces  Union Soldier's Letter  Soldier's Letter  Infantry  Politics  Government and Civics  Health and Medical  
People Layman, Luke (fl. 1861-1865)  
Place written Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Theme The American Civil War; Children & Family; Government & Politics; Health & Medicine
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