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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03606.14 |
| From Archive Folder | Lyman family letters |
| Title | Luke Lyman to his parents informing them that they are well and have moved to Marion Country, Kentucky |
| Date | 8 December 1861 |
| Author | Layman, Luke (fl. 1861-1865) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | The place where they are camped belongs to a secessionist fighting in the rebel army, so the U.S. has taken possession of his land. He talked with the workers there who said that they preferred the army to be there than their master. Another regiment has arrived in camp, so soon there will be 150,000 soldiers there. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Infantry African American History Slavery Military Camp |
| People | Layman, Luke (fl. 1861-1865) |
| Place written | Kentucky |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition |
| 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 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 18th United States Infantry |