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OF THE CIVIL WAR 229
not knoAV but I shall kill myself by eating too much when I get home. The health of the regiment is pretty good now, and I seriously think the principal reason for the improvement is that the doctors are unable to get any medicine. The weather is very warm but the nights are growing perceptibly cooler. Mosquitoes are on the decrease, oAving to dry weather."
"Green Lake, Texas, Aug. 27, 1865.—I have not written to you since the 22d, for the reason that we are in the midst of a great storm and no mails have gone out or arrived for several days. It has rained terribly the most of the time for three days and the roads are almost impassable. It seems to be holding up now, and I hope the mail will go out tomorroAV. No vessels can get in or go out the pass below Indianola. General Wood, wdro has been ordered to Little Rock, has been at Indianola for several days unable to get away. The storm comes from the northeast and is unusual for the season. The water has been over the bottom of our tent several times. The men are getting sick a good deal. Ague and remit¬ tent fevers predominate, but yield readily to treatment. One trouble is that we can get scarcely any medicine at all. The neglect and utter indifference of the authori¬ ties to the welfare of these men is fearful. No supplies of medicine or clothing, very poor rations and insuffi¬ cient in quality at that—is our lot. This, in addition to being held in service after their contract with the Gov¬ ernment has been fully executed, is pretty rough treat¬ ment for the men who have breasted the tide of war for four long years and whose valor and fortitude have saved the Government from total ruin. And the most aggravating thing about our situation is that there does not exist the least necessity for our services. For all any good we do the Government we might as well be in the Fiji Islands, and yet we see no indication that the corps will be mustered out soon."
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 | 229 |
| 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. |
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| Full text | OF THE CIVIL WAR 229 not knoAV but I shall kill myself by eating too much when I get home. The health of the regiment is pretty good now, and I seriously think the principal reason for the improvement is that the doctors are unable to get any medicine. The weather is very warm but the nights are growing perceptibly cooler. Mosquitoes are on the decrease, oAving to dry weather." "Green Lake, Texas, Aug. 27, 1865.—I have not written to you since the 22d, for the reason that we are in the midst of a great storm and no mails have gone out or arrived for several days. It has rained terribly the most of the time for three days and the roads are almost impassable. It seems to be holding up now, and I hope the mail will go out tomorroAV. No vessels can get in or go out the pass below Indianola. General Wood, wdro has been ordered to Little Rock, has been at Indianola for several days unable to get away. The storm comes from the northeast and is unusual for the season. The water has been over the bottom of our tent several times. The men are getting sick a good deal. Ague and remit¬ tent fevers predominate, but yield readily to treatment. One trouble is that we can get scarcely any medicine at all. The neglect and utter indifference of the authori¬ ties to the welfare of these men is fearful. No supplies of medicine or clothing, very poor rations and insuffi¬ cient in quality at that—is our lot. This, in addition to being held in service after their contract with the Gov¬ ernment has been fully executed, is pretty rough treat¬ ment for the men who have breasted the tide of war for four long years and whose valor and fortitude have saved the Government from total ruin. And the most aggravating thing about our situation is that there does not exist the least necessity for our services. For all any good we do the Government we might as well be in the Fiji Islands, and yet we see no indication that the corps will be mustered out soon." |
| Digital Identifier | CWPN019010238 |
| Type | Text |