. Reminiscenes of the civil war; . confirm it, and the women got quite nervousabout us. MRS. LYONS DIARY. Fort Henry, Tenn., Feb. 4—A dispatch from Col-onel Lowe yesterday called the Thirteenth to Fort Don-elson. We had a night of great excitement. All the menwent out of camp except the sick, and all that couldstand up on their feet followed. We heard that the Thir-teenth was fighting about six miles out. We could hearthe cannon boom once in a while. After dark, and allnight, the couriers were running. They brought newsthat some of the officers were killed. I had to bear thisalone, for I could
. Reminiscenes of the civil war; . confirm it, and the women got quite nervousabout us. MRS. LYONS DIARY. Fort Henry, Tenn., Feb. 4—A dispatch from Col-onel Lowe yesterday called the Thirteenth to Fort Don-elson. We had a night of great excitement. All the menwent out of camp except the sick, and all that couldstand up on their feet followed. We heard that the Thir-teenth was fighting about six miles out. We could hearthe cannon boom once in a while. After dark, and allnight, the couriers were running. They brought newsthat some of the officers were killed. I had to bear thisalone, for I could not tell the wives, and thought itmight not be true; and if it was I did not want to be theone to tell them. We packed up everything, and wereready to start at a moments notice. We were to takethe boat and go down the river a few miles. After mid-night the ladies all got together in our tent and seemed to depend upon me. I felt myself a veryweak stick—I knew of these reports, and felt so nervous. 82 REMINISCENCES. MAP OF FORT HENRY, TENN., FEB. 28, BY COLONEL, LYON. OF THE CIVIL WAR 83 FROM COLONEL LYONS LETTERS. Feb. 9, 1863.—There is a report that Van Dorn isadvancing upon us from the southwest with a largeforce, which may be true. Many of the rebel army arein a starving condition. It was for that reason theywere so anxious to get in here. The weather is very warm, with lots of mud. Weare doing some work on fortifications and giving therebels some chance to do us a good turn if they chooseto give us a call. If we are attacked here at any time w^eshall put the women on a steamer and send them a fewmiles down the river. Fort Henry, Feb. 13, 1863.—No excitement herenow about an attack, yet we may have a fight in a matters are all uncertain. Secesh comes like athief in the night. We are always ready. Feb. 20, 1863.—Night before last I had informa-tion leading me to believe that an attack here was quiteprobable, and as a measure of prec
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