CORRESPONDENCE:  Jonathan Layman, Jr. to F.K. Edlin, 1864

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Submitted:       15 May 2003
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Wilderness Road.

Camp near Ringold Yattoo County Georgia

April the 25th 1864
Mr. F. K. Edlin
Dear Brother
    After my well wishes to you and wife I
write to inform you that I am well at
present or as weel as could be expected
after the long March we went through.  We
left Edgefield the 7th of this month and we
marched ten days before we got here.  We
have put up our houses and now we are on
guard we are campt in fore miles of the
rebels and have to stand in site of the
rebels and I hope when these few lines come
on as they may fine you and sister booth
well and doing well.
    Ken I would love to come home once more
but my chance is very norrow of every coming
home and if I ever get home a gain I will
stay at home for I do not like the way the
war is going on and if ever come home and
vote I will show you all what kine of a man
I am.  I am for the union and all ways was
and all ways will be to make things short I
will jest say god will damn the rebels and
abolishionness O ken  I want you and Eliza
to goe and see my wife She has move to her
self on the John David McClure place and
she has plenty to eat and if you think any
thing of me go and see my wife and if she
does not treat you well go no more give my
well wishes uncle & ant and tell them to
write to me and tell all of my enquirings
howdy So no more at present ownley,

I remain as every yours tell death.

Jonathan Layman

Jonathan Layman Jr. was a union soldier with the Third Kentucky 
Cavalry.  He was a private in Company "I".  He wrote the above letter 
to 
his brother-in-law  Francis Kenneth Edlen.  Eliza Jane Layman Edlen 
was Jonathan's sister.