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OF THE CIVIL WAR 125 destroying the water tank. They then tore up a mile of track near Duck River, and destroyed a bridge across that stream near Tullahoma. Our cavalry were in close pursuit, overtaking them near Shelbyville (Avhich place they had burned), attacking and Aviiipping them, killing 100, capturing 300, and scattering the balance of the rebel force. General Ruger's Brigade is on the railroad between Tullahoma and Murfreesboro. The rebels Avere too closely pursued to do much damage. "General Butterfield went up to take command of the troops that were left behind in order to open com¬ munications. It interferes seriously with us to have this line cut off. We are out of forage, and rations are getting uncomfortably low. This same force captured and destroyed several hundred wagons between here and Chattanooga, loaded with supplies and ammunition. I think they have done their Avorst and that Ave shall have no difficulty now in keeping the road open. Gen. M-organ told me tonight that he heard that the men captured at Christiana Avere from the 22nd Wisconsin. 1 hope not. "Dr. Woolcott, from Milwaukee, the Surgeon Gen¬ eral of the State, is here and took tea with me tonight. Be is accompanied by Rev. Mr. Staples of Milwaukee. The Doctor has been to the front to look after our wounded, and lost all his baggage when the Avagon train was captured. He escaped by taking a shorter road on foot over the mountains. He says that it is the general opinion that Bragg is evacuating his position in front of Chattanooga. The rebels shelled our camps there all day Tuesday, doing but very little damage, however. We have no fears of an attack here. "We are stripping this Avhole country of forage, many thousand animals having been sent back here to recruit; and there will be, and is already, much suf¬ fering among the people. Many hundreds have gone
Object Description
Title | Reminiscences of the Civil War |
Source Title | William Penn Lyon's Reminiscences of the Civil War |
Regiment | 8th Infantry; 13th Infantry |
Author/Creator | Lyon, William Penn, 1822-1913 |
Description | Republican attorney William Penn Lyon (1822-1913) was representing Racine in the Wisconsin Assembly when the war broke out. He formed a company in the 8th Wisconsin Infantry and served as its captain until 1862, when he was appointed colonel of the 13th Infantry. This volume was assembled by his wife from letters and diaries, supplemented by her memory of months spent with him at the front. It covers his entire service, from raising a company after the First Battle of Bull Run to his post-war service in Texas. It describes the battles of Fredericktown, Farmington, and Corinth, the drowning of Governor Harvey, and the War Eagle "Old Abe." Slavery is a common theme, and the letters describe refugees, African-American soldiers, and difficulties encountered bringing a black woman to Chicago with officers' wives. After the war, Lyon served on the Wisconsin Supreme Court from 1871 to 1894 and moved to California in 1903. |
Subcollection | Personal Narratives |
Source Type | personal narrative |
Place of Publication | San Jose, Calif. |
Source Creation Date | 1907 |
Source Publisher | Press of Muirson & Wright |
Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Publication Date-Electronic | 2011 |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Digital Format | XML |
Digital Identifier | CWPN019010000 |
Type | Text; Image |
Description
Title | 125 |
Source Title | William Penn Lyon's Reminiscences of the Civil War |
Event Date | 1863-10-08 |
Year | 1863 |
Month | October |
Day | 8 |
State | AL |
Place | Stevenson |
Topic | supplies |
Author/Creator | Lyon, William Penn, 1822-1913 |
Source Type | personal narrative |
Place of Publication | San Jose, Calif. |
Source Creation Date | 1907 |
Source Publisher | Press of Muirson & Wright |
Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Publication Date-Electronic | 2011 |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
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Full text | OF THE CIVIL WAR 125 destroying the water tank. They then tore up a mile of track near Duck River, and destroyed a bridge across that stream near Tullahoma. Our cavalry were in close pursuit, overtaking them near Shelbyville (Avhich place they had burned), attacking and Aviiipping them, killing 100, capturing 300, and scattering the balance of the rebel force. General Ruger's Brigade is on the railroad between Tullahoma and Murfreesboro. The rebels Avere too closely pursued to do much damage. "General Butterfield went up to take command of the troops that were left behind in order to open com¬ munications. It interferes seriously with us to have this line cut off. We are out of forage, and rations are getting uncomfortably low. This same force captured and destroyed several hundred wagons between here and Chattanooga, loaded with supplies and ammunition. I think they have done their Avorst and that Ave shall have no difficulty now in keeping the road open. Gen. M-organ told me tonight that he heard that the men captured at Christiana Avere from the 22nd Wisconsin. 1 hope not. "Dr. Woolcott, from Milwaukee, the Surgeon Gen¬ eral of the State, is here and took tea with me tonight. Be is accompanied by Rev. Mr. Staples of Milwaukee. The Doctor has been to the front to look after our wounded, and lost all his baggage when the Avagon train was captured. He escaped by taking a shorter road on foot over the mountains. He says that it is the general opinion that Bragg is evacuating his position in front of Chattanooga. The rebels shelled our camps there all day Tuesday, doing but very little damage, however. We have no fears of an attack here. "We are stripping this Avhole country of forage, many thousand animals having been sent back here to recruit; and there will be, and is already, much suf¬ fering among the people. Many hundreds have gone |
Digital Identifier | CWPN019010133 |
Type | Text |