{"product_id":"2940150431812","title":"The Civil War Correspondence of Colonel William P. Lyon (Expanded, Annotated)","description":"What makes this collection of Civil War letters and diary excerpts unique and valuable is that they were compiled and edited by Colonel Lyon's wife. Adelia Lyon spent a considerable amount of time during the war in camp with her husband so the collection not only includes his letters to her and his diary entries but he letters to friends and family from camp and her diary entries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliam P. Lyon would after the war serve as Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis wife was present during the fighting near Fort Donelson just before Grant's forces took it, making it one of the first important Union victories in the west:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"There is a house over in Dover with 650 bullet holes in it, and one corner of the cornice, or corner of the house roof, was taken off entirely by a shell at the time of the fight.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eColonel Lyon was educated and articulate, and his letters to his wife were cherished:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I still feel that I shall come home to you safely. I felt so when the storm of death beat around me on the battle field. I knew that from the lips and hearts I love so dearly in my far-off home earnest prayers went up for my safety, and it nerved me to do my duty fearlessly in the hour of peril and death; and the greater the peril that surrounds me, the more clear are my convictions that I am where I ought to be.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis descriptions of battles and his understanding of strategy make his observations especially interesting to read.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery memoir of the American Civil War provides us with another view of the catastrophe that changed the country forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the first time, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBe sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above or download a sample.","brand":"Big Byte Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47073326137584,"sku":"2940150431812","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940150431812_p0.jpg?v=1763745165","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940150431812","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}