. The blue and the gray, or, The Civil War as seen by a boy : a story of patriotism and adventure in our war for the Union . ns of our land, to repress wander-ing bands of outlaws, and to maintain order. The close of the war was wel-comed by North and South alike—it was as if a hideous nightmarehad been banished, and now thewaking dreams of desolated homes,reunited, could be realized. To the boys in blue who hadfought valiantly and untiringly,the news that the opposing armieshad surrendered was a relief, al-though they sorrowfully turnedtheir faces homeward, at the re-membrance of those who ca
. The blue and the gray, or, The Civil War as seen by a boy : a story of patriotism and adventure in our war for the Union . ns of our land, to repress wander-ing bands of outlaws, and to maintain order. The close of the war was wel-comed by North and South alike—it was as if a hideous nightmarehad been banished, and now thewaking dreams of desolated homes,reunited, could be realized. To the boys in blue who hadfought valiantly and untiringly,the news that the opposing armieshad surrendered was a relief, al-though they sorrowfully turnedtheir faces homeward, at the re-membrance of those who came notwith them; still a deep joy filledtheir souls as they thought of thosewho were waiting to receive them. The same sceneswere transpiring atthe South, where patient wives,mothers, sisters and daughterswere waiting and watching forthose who had been so strangely preserved to them, and happyvoices and beaming smiles made their home-coming glad. The two armies—the Army of the Potomac and ShermansArmy—were sent to Washington late in May for review, beforebeing mustered out of service. The scene was inspiring. The. GOING HOME. JOHN WILKES BOOTH. 238 REWARD FOR THE MURDERER. War Department Washington. April
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