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.

May 31, 2013

Reminiscences of the Civil War, William and Adelia Lyon

Colonel Lyons.

Fort Donelson, May 31, 1863.—The officers are with me considerable to prevent my getting lonesome. It is one of these beautiful mellow moonlight evenings so peculiar to this climate.

I have given a number of negroes passes to go down on the Ewing.

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