One of Abraham Lincoln's most famous quotes was spoken to Colonel Le Grand Cannon at Fortress Monroe:
"Did you ever dream of some lost friend, and feel that you were having a sweet communion with him, and yet have a consciousness that it was not a reality?"
Colonel Cannon's memoir of his experiences in the American Civil War was never meant for a public audience. They were written for family and friends but we're very lucky they still exist. They are a valuable contribution to the canon of Civil War literature by an educated and thoughtful man.
He also relates other anecdotes of his time with Lincoln, stories of working with Edwin Stanton, dinner with Secretary of State William Seward, and meetings with other wartime notables. His sections on the introduction of "colored" troops is also important.
Every memoir of the American Civil War provides us with another view of the catastrophe that changed the country forever.
For the first time, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones.
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