{"product_id":"2940149578412","title":"Meade's Headquarters 1863~1865: Letters of Colonel Theodore Lyman","description":"Without doubt, this is one of best personal memoirs by an officer of the American Civil War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHarvard graduate Theodore Lyman was a wealthy man from birth but in 1863, he joined the staff of General Gordon Meade in the service of the Union. It is incredibly fortunate for history that he did because he became the chronicler of the Army of the Potomac.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFew men could have brought the intelligence, keen observation, wit, and engaging narrative to the task of recording what he saw around him. This collection of letters were written to his wife, Mimi and so provides a very personal, unique look at the war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou'll see a side of Meade, Grant, Sheridan, Sherman, and others that you've never seen before.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"General Meade is in excellent spirits and cracks a great many jokes and tells stories.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTed Lyman was in the thick of every important action from the time he joined Meade. Lyman was a friend and cousin (by marriage) of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, portrayed in the film, \"Glory.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn one letter he writes, \"I saw Sherman, Grant, Meade, and Sheridan, all together. A thing to speak of in after years!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe also met and describes General George Custer among others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLyman shook hands with Lee at his surrender and inquired after Lee's son, with whom Lyman had attended Harvard. After the war, Lyman continued his education, worked with famed scientist, Louis Agassiz, and became a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the first time, this long-out-of-print book is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBe sure to LOOK INSIDE or download a sample.","brand":"Big Byte Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47112006729968,"sku":"2940149578412","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940149578412_p0.jpg?v=1764005889","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940149578412","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}