Military: Letter, 9 Sep 1863, Lyon Co., Kentucky. ------------------------------------------------------------- Contributed for use in USGENWEB Archives by: Jeff and Debbie Atchley Thursday, November 25, 1999. -------------------------------------------------------------- **************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genelaogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons.Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net. ***************************************************************************** Letter from F. E. Cummins (while being held prisoner during the civil war), to his father, Noah Cummins. Hopkinsville prison September 9th, 1863 Dear Father, It is with pleasure that I rest myself this day to inform you that I reached this point on 3rd day of this month. I gave myself up to the union ??? I was well treated I found gentlemen and men that treated me well as could be expected of course I was ?? in the military prison until those officers can get some information concerning my general connection against the union. Now if any of my ??? comes to see me I wish to see the best union men that thear is in that naborhood and let them say whether I ever did the goviment harm or not I think will have no difficulty if Major Rogers will call and see me and the col that has command of the post. Give my love to all the younsters. Tell them all to write to me F. E. Cummins Tell M??? to wright to me and tell her that I have not forgotten her.