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Collection Reference Number GLC03606.18
From Archive Folder Lyman family letters 
Title Luke Layman to his parents and sisters regarding the Battle of Stone's River
Date January 1863
Author Layman, Luke (fl. 1861-1865)  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description He gives further details about the battle and Nelson Pierce's death.
Subjects Civil War  Military History  Union Forces  Union Soldier's Letter  Soldier's Letter  Infantry  Battle  Death  Injury or Wound  Government and Civics  Battle of Stones River (Murfreesboro)  Children and Family  Weaponry  Artillery  
People Layman, Luke (fl. 1861-1865)  
Place written Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Theme The American Civil War; Children & Family; 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