Letter from Captain Lyon to Mrs. Lyon. “Pilot Knob, Mo., Oct. 25, 1861.–Were ordered to Frederickstown (25 miles southeast of here). Marched all night through a mountainous country. We were after Jeff Thompson, who had a large force. Our force was nearly 5,000 strong. When we got there we found that Jeff had left the [...]
Letter from Captain Lyon to Mrs. Lyon. “Pilot Knob, Saturday, Oct, 19, 1861.–We arrived here on Thursday afternoon. This place is ninety miles southwest of St. Louis. Ironton is only two miles from here. The country is rough, wild and mountainous. Pilot Knob is a conical hill, rising some eight hundred feet above us. There [...]
Letter from Captain Lyon to Mrs. Lyon. “De Soto–October 17, 1861. “We are forty miles from St. Louis, southwest, and just leaving for Pilot Knob, forty-two miles farther southwest. We are in ‘Secessia.’ Last night we slept on the ground with our arms by us. We had the whole regiment in line three times during [...]
Captain Lyon to the Racine Advocate. “Camp of Instruction, Benton Barracks, St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 15, 1861. “Messrs. Editors: On Saturday evening last our regiment struck tents at Camp Randall and started for the seat of war. We reached Chicago at 4 o’clock p. m.; left there at about 8 o’clock p. m.; arrived at [...]