Author: Samuel King Vann
Born: 1845
Died: 1870
Bio: My great-great grandfather, Samuel King Vann  was not quite 18 years old when he joined  the Confederate Army, with  the 19th Ala. Regt., Co. C. 
His letters to his young beloved 
Nancy Elizabeth Neel begin in Tennessee shortly after the Battle of Chickamauga and end near Augusta, Georgia, a few weeks before the surrender of Gen. Joseph E. Johnson. He survived the war,  does marry his dearest " Lizzie " and has 2 daughters Willie and Ida. Unfortunately at the age of 24 he dies when he is kicked by a mule.