Havana, Ohio, January 1, 1888.

         Mrs. E. N. Marshall, Greenwich, Ohio:

            Dear Madam: Yours of December 13th, received in due time, but
have neglected to reply until this time. As to the date of Ed's capture, I
could not give it, but the place I shall never forget, as I was not with the
patrol when he was taken James Mann and Edd were back of the balance of the
boys, perhaps forty rods We heard two shots fired, we turned our horses
and went in pursuit of them. We found Jimmy Mann lying down behind a
big rock badly wounded, but Edd was gone poor boy. We took Jimmy back
to camp, which was about on~half mile away, and then went in pursuit for
Edd. They had at that time one hour the start of us. We came to the
river bank but Edd was just landing on the opposite side. Night had come on
we returned back to camp. Jimmy died two days afterward. We sent his
remains back to Steuben for burial. The place where this happened, was
a station on the Memphis & Charleston railroad; he was captured about
mile south of the station. It is a very barren country at the foot of the
mountain. Our camp was between the mountain and the railroad, not
very far from an old mill, or in a turn in the road, in the woods. Edd was a
good boy, and if he had lived would have made a useful man, and a 
brother that we could all be proud to own. Edd was a good friend of mine. I
given him good advice many times, when perhaps I was in need of some
giving me the same. I cannot remember the names of any of the settlers
that live in that section. Excuse mistake as I have written this and
not read it over, and have got up from the desk four or five times withi~
ten mintes that I have been writing.   Respectfully yours,

                                              F. VAN HORN.