CORRESPONDENCE:  F.K. Edlen to Eliza, 1864 

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Transcribed by:  Mary Fran Felts-Nordstrom (marynord@earthlink.net)
Submitted:       15 May 2003
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Wilderness Road.

Union County KY Camp near the Sulpur Spring

June 16th 1864


Eliza

	We are safe after a long and tiresome ride.  
We arrived at the falls of Rough on the first
nights travel and from there we proceeded a
circuitous rout to Whiteville Davis County and then
on down to Calhoun there we crossed Green river and 
went over in to Rumsy and from there we went 
rambling on in the direction of diere But we soon 
happened on a gurillar band and there we were all
captured.  We are all well and in pretty good 
spirits.  But mightly fatigued.  I have nothing 
much to write but when I get a chance I will rite
all the interesting news aflote You need not 
answer this for I sont know how long we will stay.
I will tell you when I want you to answer me So 
nomore at present But I still Remain As Ever Yours.

					F. K. Edlen

Francis Kenneth Edlen was from Grayson Springs, KY.  
Following the war and his release from prison camp he 
drown while crossing the Green River.  The river was high 
from rains and he did not want to wait for the water to go down.  
He wanted to get home to see his family.  He had a baby daughter 
Mary Susan born in June 1864.  It is likely he never saw 
her.