139 |
Previous | 148 of 283 | Next |
|
small (250x250 max)
medium (500x500 max)
Large
Extra Large
Full Resolution
Full Resolution
All (PDF)
|
This page
All
|
Loading content ...
OF THE CIVIL WAR 139
ouel McConnell, is betAveen here and Tullahoma on the railroad. I was sent here because I had been here be¬ fore and had a reliable, Avell disciplined regiment, and because, further, as General Rousseau told me, he knew my boys Avould fight if attacked. This service is honor¬ able, and it was a high compliment sending me here, and so intended by General Rousseau. General Granger was not consulted and had nothing to do with it."
"Stevenson, Ala., Wed., May 11, 1864.—I went to Tullahoma, as I wrote you, and saw and reported to General Paine (of Illinois). I was well acquainted with him before. I also met Colonel Given, of the 102d Ohio, an old acquaintance, you know.
"While there we received dispatches from Nashville, Avhich Avere sent to me there and here at the same time, that Roddey (a rebel guerilla. General, or Colonel, or something) had crossed the Tennessee river at Florence, near Tuscumbia, Ala,, with 5,000 men. They do not know what he is after, nor where he intends to go. This notice was to keep us on the alert should he come this way, which is not expected. If he comes here we can Avhip him.
"Well, I started back at 2:30 o'clock yesterday morning, but was stopped three miles out with the intel¬ ligence that the track had been torn up by guerillas three miles farther on. So we went back to Tullahoma and got some soldiers and went doAvn there. We found that a few men on barefoot horses, evidently citizens re¬ siding near there, had torn a couple of rails loose, built a large fire on the track, and left. Owing to the deten¬ tion I did not get back here until noon.
"I intended to stop along the road and inspect the troops and works under my charge, but it rained all the morning, so I deferred the inspection to another day.
"Last night we had a terrific storm of wind, rain, thunder and lightning, lasting half the night. Such a
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 | 139 |
| Source Title | William Penn Lyon's Reminiscences of the Civil War |
| Event Date | 1864-05-11 |
| Year | 1864 |
| Month | May |
| Day | 11 |
| State | AL |
| Place | Stevenson |
| Topic | guerrilla warfare |
| 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 | OF THE CIVIL WAR 139 ouel McConnell, is betAveen here and Tullahoma on the railroad. I was sent here because I had been here be¬ fore and had a reliable, Avell disciplined regiment, and because, further, as General Rousseau told me, he knew my boys Avould fight if attacked. This service is honor¬ able, and it was a high compliment sending me here, and so intended by General Rousseau. General Granger was not consulted and had nothing to do with it." "Stevenson, Ala., Wed., May 11, 1864.—I went to Tullahoma, as I wrote you, and saw and reported to General Paine (of Illinois). I was well acquainted with him before. I also met Colonel Given, of the 102d Ohio, an old acquaintance, you know. "While there we received dispatches from Nashville, Avhich Avere sent to me there and here at the same time, that Roddey (a rebel guerilla. General, or Colonel, or something) had crossed the Tennessee river at Florence, near Tuscumbia, Ala,, with 5,000 men. They do not know what he is after, nor where he intends to go. This notice was to keep us on the alert should he come this way, which is not expected. If he comes here we can Avhip him. "Well, I started back at 2:30 o'clock yesterday morning, but was stopped three miles out with the intel¬ ligence that the track had been torn up by guerillas three miles farther on. So we went back to Tullahoma and got some soldiers and went doAvn there. We found that a few men on barefoot horses, evidently citizens re¬ siding near there, had torn a couple of rails loose, built a large fire on the track, and left. Owing to the deten¬ tion I did not get back here until noon. "I intended to stop along the road and inspect the troops and works under my charge, but it rained all the morning, so I deferred the inspection to another day. "Last night we had a terrific storm of wind, rain, thunder and lightning, lasting half the night. Such a |
| Digital Identifier | CWPN019010148 |
| Type | Text |