135 |
Previous | 144 of 283 | Next |
|
small (250x250 max)
medium (500x500 max)
Large
Extra Large
Full Resolution
Full Resolution
All (PDF)
|
This page
All
|
Loading content ...
OP THE CIVIL WAR 135
expect a good many more. The regiment Avill probably fill up. Three hundred and forty-eight of my men have re-enlisted and have been mustered as veterans, and the number will probably increase to 400. I have just for¬ warded an application for the regiment to be furloughed home. It will be about two weeks before we hear from it. If the application is granted, and I expect that it will be, we shall probably get off between the 15th and 20th of February. This veteran movement is a grand thing, and the most discouraging to the rebels of any¬ thing that has transpired during the war. I feel it my duty to encourage it by all proper means,"
"Feb. 7, 1864.—We have received our veterans' fur¬ lough, and expect to leave here for Janesville the last of the week, with between 400 and 500 of the regiment; in which case Ave shall reach there about the 17th, and get home Iavo or three days later. Jerry and Minerva will go home with us. They will make arrangements for housekeeping."
"Nashville, Tenn., March 31, 1864.—We got here, six companies of us, this morning just at daylight. The other four companies, E, K, G and B, were left at Chi¬ cago for Avant of transportation—will probably be here tomorrow. W^e Avere on the cars three nights and got but little sleep. I have commenced boarding at Mrs. Morrison's, in Edgefield."
"Edgefield, April 3,1864.—I have got nearly settled in my new tent. I have a floor and stove in it. Mr. Barker is here today. He is installed in his ueAV place in Nashville and thinks he will get along. There is a house full at Morrison's, Norcross, Noyes, Hewitt, Hol¬ lister, Dr. Smith, Lamoreau, Walters, the Chaplain, and myself. Wallahan and his wife are there, besides a number of refugees, I think, by their looks. There is some one in our old place. It makes me homesick to pass there. It is all cleaned up and looks so homelike.
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 | 135 |
| Source Title | William Penn Lyon's Reminiscences of the Civil War |
| 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. |
| Digital Format | JPG |
| Full text | OP THE CIVIL WAR 135 expect a good many more. The regiment Avill probably fill up. Three hundred and forty-eight of my men have re-enlisted and have been mustered as veterans, and the number will probably increase to 400. I have just for¬ warded an application for the regiment to be furloughed home. It will be about two weeks before we hear from it. If the application is granted, and I expect that it will be, we shall probably get off between the 15th and 20th of February. This veteran movement is a grand thing, and the most discouraging to the rebels of any¬ thing that has transpired during the war. I feel it my duty to encourage it by all proper means" "Feb. 7, 1864.—We have received our veterans' fur¬ lough, and expect to leave here for Janesville the last of the week, with between 400 and 500 of the regiment; in which case Ave shall reach there about the 17th, and get home Iavo or three days later. Jerry and Minerva will go home with us. They will make arrangements for housekeeping." "Nashville, Tenn., March 31, 1864.—We got here, six companies of us, this morning just at daylight. The other four companies, E, K, G and B, were left at Chi¬ cago for Avant of transportation—will probably be here tomorrow. W^e Avere on the cars three nights and got but little sleep. I have commenced boarding at Mrs. Morrison's, in Edgefield." "Edgefield, April 3,1864.—I have got nearly settled in my new tent. I have a floor and stove in it. Mr. Barker is here today. He is installed in his ueAV place in Nashville and thinks he will get along. There is a house full at Morrison's, Norcross, Noyes, Hewitt, Hol¬ lister, Dr. Smith, Lamoreau, Walters, the Chaplain, and myself. Wallahan and his wife are there, besides a number of refugees, I think, by their looks. There is some one in our old place. It makes me homesick to pass there. It is all cleaned up and looks so homelike. |
| Digital Identifier | CWPN019010144 |
| Type | Text |