. Fighters young Americans want to know; heroes of our country's wars . detailed history has ever beenwritten of the bravery of his deed, still here andthere may be found those who appreciate cor-rectly the contribution of the young hero whowas not the only one in his class. Many werethe boys whose names have been forgotten,whose graves are unmarked, who gave all theyhad to the land they loved. 190 CHAPTER XII THE RIDE OF CAPTAIN CLARKE A Story of the Civil War IN 1862, General Beauregard after a bravebut unavailing engagement, bad withdrawnbis little army to Corintb, Mississippi. Tbefact, bow
. Fighters young Americans want to know; heroes of our country's wars . detailed history has ever beenwritten of the bravery of his deed, still here andthere may be found those who appreciate cor-rectly the contribution of the young hero whowas not the only one in his class. Many werethe boys whose names have been forgotten,whose graves are unmarked, who gave all theyhad to the land they loved. 190 CHAPTER XII THE RIDE OF CAPTAIN CLARKE A Story of the Civil War IN 1862, General Beauregard after a bravebut unavailing engagement, bad withdrawnbis little army to Corintb, Mississippi. Tbefact, bowever, tbat tbe battle apparently wasgoing against bim did not at tbetime cause bis followers to loseconfidence in bim as a leader,nor did be lose eitber bis hopeor his wits, as tbe story whichfollows plainly far from Corinth, nearthe banks of the Tennessee River, General Hal-leck with his Union troops was waiting for anopportunity to attack bis foe. And there wasconfidence among his soldiers also for they out-numbered Beauregards forces and, in the face 191. P. G. T. BEAUREGARD FIGHTERS YOUNG AMERICANS WANT TO KNOW of the latters withdrawal, they believed theywere soon to win the battle that must Federals, however, were becoming in-
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