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For honor, glory & union : the Mexican and Civil War letters of Brig. Gen. William Haines Lytle / Ruth C. Carter, editor.

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Cincinnati native William Haines Lytle volunteered for service in the Mexican War in late 1847. A pro-states' rights Democrat with strong family ties to Kentucky, he nevertheless chose to protect and defend the Union upon the outbreak of the Civil War. Lytle's Mexican War service primarily...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Lytle, William Haines, 1826-1863
Other Authors: Carter, Ruth C.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, ©1999.
Subjects:
Lytle, William Haines, > 1826-1863 > Correspondence.
United States. > Army > Biography.
Generals > United States > Correspondence.
Mexican War, 1846-1848 > Personal narratives.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives.
Lytle, William Haines, > 1826-1863.
United States. > Army.
Generals.
United States.
Biographies.
History.
Personal narratives.
Personal correspondence.
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; A Note on the Editing; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Mexican War Letters, 1847-1848; The Civil War Letters; 1861; 1862; 1863; Epilogue; Appendix A: Buell Court of Inquiry; Appendix B: Last Speach by Brig. Gen. William Haines Lytle; Appendix C: Mexican and Civil War Letters in the Lytle Papers; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z.

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