Research Catalog

Title

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

Author

Lytle, William Haines, 1826-1863.

Publication

Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, 1999.

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Additional Authors

Carter, Ruth C.

Description

xiv, 244 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.

Summary

• Cincinnati native William Haines Lytle volunteered for service in the Mexican War in late 1847. By 1861 the fervent pro-states' rights Democrat with strong family ties to Kentucky slaveholders was in personality and temperament more a Southern cavalier than a Yankee. But, like his father and grandfather before him, he believed strongly in the preservation of the Union. Lytle's Civil War letters detail the intensity of the battles in the western theater and illuminate the activities of the Army of the Ohio and the Army of the Cumberland in the early years of the war. Because he liked to participate in society, his writings also offer glimpses of the interaction between Union officers and Southern civilians in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Alabama.
• During the Mexican War, Lytle primarily served garrison duty. Little has been recorded about garrison life during the Mexican War, but it was there Lytle learned to deal with troops and to handle periods of inaction and unpleasant situations. These skills would prove invaluable to him in the Civil War. Lytle became known for his courage under fire and his devotion to his troops. He rose quickly through the ranks, participating in combat at Carnifex Ferry and Perryville. Lytle was killed at Chickamauga while leading a valiant charge to stop Confederate troops storming through an opening in Union lines.

Alternative Title

For honor, glory, and union

Subject

• 1846-1865
• Generals > United States > Correspondence
• Lytle, William Haines, 1826-1863 > Correspondence
• Mexican War, 1846-1848 > Personal narratives
• United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives
• United States. Army > Biography

Genre/Form

• Biographies
• History
• Personal correspondence
• Personal narratives

Note

• Maps on lining papers.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The Mexican War letters, 1847-1848 -- The Civil War letters -- 1861 --1862 -- 1863.

ISBN

0813121086 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^^98037536^

OCLC

39890327

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library