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Tag Archives: Theodore Lyman
Favorite Soldier Memoirs
In his self-published book An Epic on “Old Abe,” The War Eagle (The War Eagle Book Association, 1894), S. C. Miles, a veteran of the 8th Wisconsin, extolled the virtue of first-person accounts of the war. Such accounts required “no … Continue reading
Posted in Newspapers, Primary Sources
Tagged Civil War News, Daniel Holt, Jack Melton, John Haley, Live Eagle Brigade, Memoirs, National Tribune, Old Abe war eagle, Rice Bull, S. C. Miles, soldier memoirs, The Rebel Yell & The Yankee Hurrah, The Valiant Hours, Theodore Lyman, Thomas Francis Galwey, Wilbur Fisk, Wisconsin Historical Society
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Ending The War: “That’s Meade!”
Many accounts of Appomattox focus on Grant and Lee, but Theodore Lyman left a fascinating record the Army of the Potomac’s commander on April 9, 1865. Lyman had reached out to General George G. Meade in August 1863, requesting to … Continue reading
An 1863 Staff Ride with the Russians?
Over the holidays, I had a couple of long flights which is the perfect opportunity to catch up on reading. One of the books I had “gifted myself” for Christmas is the edited letters of Theodore Lyman who served on … Continue reading
A View of the Heavens
Last week, I shared an account from Theodore Lyman, a member of George Gordon Meade’s staff. One of the things I enjoy about Lyman’s writing is that he’s an excellent stylist. His writing is colorful and evocative. Take, for example, … Continue reading
“Lie still and lie still”
Back in June, I shared an account from a Confederate soldier in the Vicksburg trenches who complained about being bored. Recently, while doing some reading about the Mine Run Campaign, I came across an account from Theodore Lyman, a member … Continue reading
Tuesday on the Trail
Tuesday started out as many days ‘on the Trail.’ I was up and out early, before sunrise, and under caffeinated I hit the interstate. The podcast I had on wasn’t helping to wake me up and decided that latest Jane’s … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War Trails
Tagged "Wyoming", Mangohick Church, Nelson's Crossing, Overland Campaign, Pamunkey River, Theodore Lyman
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The AoP Settles into Winter Camp, 1863
As the Army of the Potomac settled into its winter quarters around Brandy Station and Culpeper in December 1863, Lt. Col. Theodore Lyman—George Gordon Meade’s aide-de-camp—toured the camps with the Army of the Potomac’s chief of staff, Andrew A. Humphreys. … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Cavalry, Common Soldier, Leadership--Federal
Tagged Andrew Humphreys, camp life, cavalry, common soldier, discipline, Meade's Army, Theodore Lyman, VI Corps
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Swelling the Ranks for Review
In mid-November 16, 1863, with Army of the Potomac commander George Meade in Washington to consultation with the president and War Department, it fell to VI Corps commander Maj. Gen. John Sedgwick to serve as the army’s temporary commander as it … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Common Soldier
Tagged Army of the Potomac, Culpeper, Drill, Fall of 1863, Hard Marching Every Day, John Sedgwick, Meade's Army, reviews, Theodore Lyman, VI Corps, Wilbur Fisk
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Kilpatrick’s Deficiency in Judgment
Theodore Lyman, Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade’s aide-de-camp, offered an interesting observation about part of the Federal cavalry on this date in 1863. The Army of the Potomac was cautiously advancing out of its protected position in Centreville, Virginia, where Robert … Continue reading
Book Review: “Grant Under Fire: An Exposé of Generalship & Character in the American Civil War”
Ulysses S. Grant’s service during the Civil War has, for obvious reasons, provided plenty of historiographical fodder to generation after generation of historians. The General-in-Chief’s overall standing certainly passed through its fair share of rungs. Early proponents of the Lost … Continue reading
