Reminiscences of the Civil War, William and Adelia Lyon

Missouri: “The roar of artillery, the rattling of musketry, and the sight of wounded and dead men was very solemn.”—Reminiscences of the Civil War by William and Adelia Lyon.

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Letter from Captain Lyon to Mrs. Lyon. “Pilot Knob, Mo., Oct. 25, 1861.–Were ordered to Frederickstown (25 miles southeast of here). Marched all night through a mountainous country. We were after Jeff Thompson, who had a large force. Our force was nearly 5,000 strong. When we got there we found that Jeff had left the [...]

Reminiscences of the Civil War, William and Adelia Lyon

“Do not be disturbed by any newspaper reports about us.”—Reminiscences of the Civil War by William and Adelia Lyon.

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Letter from Captain Lyon to Mrs. Lyon. “Pilot Knob, Saturday, Oct, 19, 1861.–We arrived here on Thursday afternoon. This place is ninety miles southwest of St. Louis. Ironton is only two miles from here. The country is rough, wild and mountainous. Pilot Knob is a conical hill, rising some eight hundred feet above us. There [...]

Reminiscences of the Civil War, William and Adelia Lyon

“We are in ‘Secessia.’”—Reminiscences of the Civil War by William and Adelia Lyon.

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Letter from Captain Lyon to Mrs. Lyon. “De Soto–October 17, 1861. “We are forty miles from St. Louis, southwest, and just leaving for Pilot Knob, forty-two miles farther southwest. We are in ‘Secessia.’ Last night we slept on the ground with our arms by us. We had the whole regiment in line three times during [...]

Reminiscences of the Civil War, William and Adelia Lyon

“The men are delighted with the prospect of immediate service, which they testify by loud shouts and cheers.”—Reminiscences of the Civil War by William and Adelia Lyon.

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Captain Lyon to the Racine Advocate. “Camp of Instruction, Benton Barracks, St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 15, 1861. “Messrs. Editors: On Saturday evening last our regiment struck tents at Camp Randall and started for the seat of war. We reached Chicago at 4 o’clock p. m.; left there at about 8 o’clock p. m.; arrived at [...]

Reminiscences of the Civil War, William and Adelia Lyon