Mrs. Lyon’s Diary.
Sunday, March 19, 1865.—Ira Dutton came up this morning from Huntsville, but did not know that we were here. He told me that our regiment is assigned to the 4th Army Corps and is ordered to Knoxville. They would have started today but there was no regiment to take their place. I shall go on to Huntsville, and if they will take me will go on to Knoxville with them. If I can go I can see more of the country than I expected to.
Now I have had some more good luck. Ira just brought General Granger aide-de-camp and introduced him to me. He tells me that General Granger and wife are going this afternoon to Huntsville on a special train. Major Bigney told him that I wanted to go to Huntsville. After making a short call he left, but soon returned with a note from General Granger inviting me to accompany them this afternoon. I very gladly accepted the invitation. The railroad is now repaired from here to Stevenson, and by going with them I shall go through without waiting at Stevenson, as I had expected to do. Ira asked me if he should send a telegram to the Colonel, but I told him no, that I wanted to surprise him.
