Title: Adam Loy Letters

Date/Date Range :   1863, undated

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

This collection consists of two letters written by Adam Loy of the 89th Indiana Infantry to his wife Sarah Loy. The first letter is written from Memphis, Tennessee and is dated May 21, 1863. The second letter is dated May 23. Loy writes of his experiences in the infantry.

Call number: MS-2872

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Aquisition Information:

Special Collections purchased this item on June 8, 2006

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Copyright:

The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], Adam Loy Letters, MS-2872. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of one folder.

Adam Loy was a Union soldier from Indiana during the Civil War. He belonged to the 89th Indiana Infantry, Company E. Loy joined the infantry on August 13, 1862 as a corporal. When he left, he held the rank of sergeant. He was married to Sarah Loy.

This collection consists of two letters written by Adam Loy of the 89th Indiana Infantry to his wife Sarah . Loy writes of his experiences in the infantry. The diction of the letter is quite poor, making it difficult to decipher.

In the first letter dated May 21, 1863 from Memphis, Loy writes that his regiment has lost four men since it has been in Tennessee and that there has been a great deal of sickness and fever. He claims that the Rebels commenced fighting the night before and he can hear the "cracking of the guns." He writes that the officers have alerted the regiment to be ready to fight. Loy says that the men are as tanned as negroes and that the weather has been warm.

In the second letter dated May 23, Loy inquires about conditions at home, and expresses his desire to come home to eat chicken.

• Memphis (Tenn.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
• Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.