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

Sunday, July 6, 2014

Colonel Lyon’s Letters.

Claysville, Ala., July 6, 1864.—Captain Hart captured a rebel mail, and I spent the forenoon in reading the letters. They are all confident of whipping Grant and Sherman just as they did Banks. They expect to be in Tennessee during the summer. I don’t know but they will be.