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.

January 31, 2014

Reminiscences of the Civil War, William and Adelia Lyon

Colonel Lyon’s Letters.

 

Edgefield, Sun., Jan. 31, 1864.—I received between 50 and 60 new recruits from Wisconsin yesterday, and expect a good many more. The regiment will probably fill up. Three hundred and forty-eight of my men have re-enlisted and have been mustered as veterans, and the number will probably increase to 400. I have just forwarded an application for the regiment to be furloughed home. It will be about two weeks before we hear from it. If the application is granted, and I expect that it will be, we shall probably get off between the 15th and 20th of February. This veteran movement is a grand thing, and the most discouraging to the rebels of anything that has transpired during the war. I feel it my duty to encourage it by all proper means.

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