Hardtack and Coffee; Or, The Unwritten Story of Army Life: Including Chapters on Enlisting, Life in Tents and Log Huts, Jonahs and Beats, Offences and Punishments, Raw Recruits, Foraging, Corps and Corps Badges, the Wagon Trains, the Army Mule, the Engineer Corps, the Signal Corps, EtcG.M. Smith & Company, 1887 - 406 páginas |
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... HUNDRED ORIGINAL SKETCHES BY CHARLES W. REED MEMBER OF NINTH MASSACHUSETTS BATTERY ; ALSO , TOPOGRAPHICAL ENGINEER ON GENERAL WARREN'S STAFF , FIFTH CORPS , ARMY OF THE POTOMAC BOSTON GEORGE M. SMITH & CO . HARVARD UNIVERSITY LIBRARY ...
... HUNDRED ORIGINAL SKETCHES BY CHARLES W. REED MEMBER OF NINTH MASSACHUSETTS BATTERY ; ALSO , TOPOGRAPHICAL ENGINEER ON GENERAL WARREN'S STAFF , FIFTH CORPS , ARMY OF THE POTOMAC BOSTON GEORGE M. SMITH & CO . HARVARD UNIVERSITY LIBRARY ...
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... hundred or more guests who were enjoying its retirement and good cheer were from twelve to twenty lads , varying in age from ten to fifteen years . When tea had been disposed of , and darkness had put an end to their daily romp and ...
... hundred or more guests who were enjoying its retirement and good cheer were from twelve to twenty lads , varying in age from ten to fifteen years . When tea had been disposed of , and darkness had put an end to their daily romp and ...
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... Hundreds of Colonels - Inactivity Productive of Offences and Punishments - Kid - Glove Warfare - Drumming out of Camp- Rogue's March — Ball and Chain - Sleeping on Post - Desertion -Death of a Deserter Described - Death of a Spy ...
... Hundreds of Colonels - Inactivity Productive of Offences and Punishments - Kid - Glove Warfare - Drumming out of Camp- Rogue's March — Ball and Chain - Sleeping on Post - Desertion -Death of a Deserter Described - Death of a Spy ...
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... Hundreds came North im- mediately to seek personal safety , often leaving possessions of great value behind them . Even native southerners who — believed thoroughly in the Union - and there were hun- dreds of such were not allowed to ...
... Hundreds came North im- mediately to seek personal safety , often leaving possessions of great value behind them . Even native southerners who — believed thoroughly in the Union - and there were hun- dreds of such were not allowed to ...
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... hundred and one for infantry . Shortly after- wards John A. Andrew , now known in history as the Great War Governor of Massachusetts , assumed the duties of his office . He was not only a leading Republican before the war , but an ...
... hundred and one for infantry . Shortly after- wards John A. Andrew , now known in history as the Great War Governor of Massachusetts , assumed the duties of his office . He was not only a leading Republican before the war , but an ...
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Página 184 - I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the United States of America, and that I will serve them honestly and faithfully against all their enemies whomsoever, and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States, and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to the rules and Articles of War.
Página 316 - How happy could I be with either, Were t'other dear Charmer away!
Página 280 - Came through the jaws of death, Back from the mouth of hell, All that was left of them, Left of six hundred. When can their glory fade? Oh, the wild charge they made! All the world wondered. Honor the charge they made, Honor the Light Brigade, Noble six hundred!
Página 224 - Negroes who are able-bodied and can be of service to the several columns may be taken along ; but each army commander will bear in mind that the question of supplies is a very important one, and that his first duty is to see to those who bear arms.
Página 224 - As for horses, mules, wagons, etc., belonging to the inhabitants, the cavalry and artillery may appropriate freely and without limit; discriminating, however, between the rich, who are usually hostile, and the poor and industrious, usually neutral or friendly.
Página 280 - Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die, Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred.
Página 184 - I, , do solemnly swear, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, and that I will serve them honestly and faithfully against all their enemies...
Página 366 - Xerxes commanded two other bridges to be built, one for the army to pass over, and the other for the baggage and beasts of burden.
Página 208 - And have marched and fought in all kinds of weather, And hungry and full we have been ; Had days of battle and days of rest; But this memory I cling to, and love the best — We have drank from the same canteen.
Página 223 - The army will forage liberally on the country during the march. To this end, each brigade commander will organize a good and sufficient foraging party, under the command of one or more discreet officers, who will gather, near the route...