Civil War letter, 1863 July 18.

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Civil War letter, 1863 July 18.

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Letter to his half-brother George Lyon describing a military operation to protect the bridge between Columbia and Wrightsville, Pa., and his opinion of Gen. Robert E. Lee's decision to attack Cemetery ridge on the last day at Gettysburg.

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Lee, Robert Edward, 1807-1870

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Robert Edward Lee (1807-1870) served as General of the Confederate Army in the U.S. Civil War and was president of Washington College in Lexington, Virginia from 1865 to 1870. Lee spent the first twenty-three years of his military career in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. From 1837 to 1841 he was superintending engineer for the harbor of St. Louis and the upper Mississippi and Missouri rivers. Robert E. Lee was a United States Army officer, 1829-1861; commander of Virginia forces in the ...

Lyon, William D. (William Dunn), 1840-1864

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Confederate soldier; of Mobile, Ala.; enlisted as private in the 14th Mississippi Regiment; promoted to sergeant; killed in action, 1864. From the description of Civil War letter, 1863 July 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70976132 ...

Lyon, George Gaines, 1821-1896

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Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 14th

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