Following the American Civil War Sesquicentennial with day by day writings of the time, currently 1863.

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Reminiscences of the Civil War by William and Adelia Lyon.

March 9, 2013

Reminiscences of the Civil War, William and Adelia Lyon

Mrs. Lyon’s Diary.

Fort Donelson, March 9, 1863.—We don’t do much but cook. There is a large family of us. It is lucky that we have a large room.

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