. Reminiscenes of the civil war; . -mediate commands, who desires to have it. This pur-pose will be executed not because the volume has muchintrinsic value, but in grateful recognition of the life-long affection those veteran comrades have constantlymanifested for their old commander; and for their un-ceasing kindness to me and solicitude for my personalwelfare and comfort when I was with them in the fieldof service—a witness of their patriotism, courage andfidelity to duty. I trust that this little souvenir will beaccepted by them as an evidence that all of their kind-ness to us is appreciate
. Reminiscenes of the civil war; . -mediate commands, who desires to have it. This pur-pose will be executed not because the volume has muchintrinsic value, but in grateful recognition of the life-long affection those veteran comrades have constantlymanifested for their old commander; and for their un-ceasing kindness to me and solicitude for my personalwelfare and comfort when I was with them in the fieldof service—a witness of their patriotism, courage andfidelity to duty. I trust that this little souvenir will beaccepted by them as an evidence that all of their kind-ness to us is appreciated and their affection tenderlyreciprocated. I have only to add that this publication has beenmade possible only by the valuable aid given me by ourdaughter, Mrs. J. O. Hayes (Clara Lyon), of Eden Vale,California, who has done much of the editorial workrequired in its preparation. Pursuant to a suggestion made by her, some publicaddresses delivered by her father several years ago areinserted herein as an appendix. Adelia C. COLONEL WILLIAM P. LYON Racine, IVisconsin, 1863 REMINISCENCES OF THE CIVIL WAR
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