Letters and Correspondence

The following are the civil war letters of Thomas Leander LaRue of Metz, Indiana.  "T.L." was the son of John LaRue and Lydia (Hoose) LaRue.   They settled in the area of Metz and Fish Creek in 1840.  They madetheir way from Cayuga County, New York in 1837 and lived in Lenawee County,Michigan from 1838 until moving to Steuben County in 1840.

Thomas was John and Lydia's youngest son and the only son left at home at the time of the civil war.  Thomas' older brother, John William,fought in Company A of the 29th Regiment of the Indiana Volunteers earlierin the war.

Thomas was born at Metz in 1845 and joined Company A of the 44th Regiment of the Indiana Volunteers on March 18, 1864 in Indianapolis.  After spending his entire military career in Chattanooga, Tennessee hedied of pneumonia on March 10, 1865 and is buried in the military cemeteryat Chattanooga.

The letters reside in the pension files located in the National Archives in Washington, D.C. and were retained in connection with the pension applications of Thomas' parents.