The Civil War Correspondence of Colonel William P. Lyon (Expanded, Annotated)

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.

William P. Lyon would after the war serve as Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

His wife was present d...