. Knapsack and rifle; or, Life in the Grand Army; war as seen from the ranks. Pen pictures and sketches of camp, bivouac, marches, battle-fields and battles, commanders, great military movements, personal reminiscences and narratives of army life ... Also, a complete chronology of the war, and a digest of the pension laws of the United States .. . IN THE GRAND War as Seen, from the Ranl-cs PEN PICTURES AND SKETCHES OF CAMP, BIVOUAC, MARCHES, BATTLE-FIELDS AND BATTIiES, COM-MANDERS, GREAT MILITARY MOVEMENTS PERSONAL REMINISCENCES AND NARRATIVES OP ARMY LIFE, ADVENTURES, ESCAPES, HUMOROUS
. Knapsack and rifle; or, Life in the Grand Army; war as seen from the ranks. Pen pictures and sketches of camp, bivouac, marches, battle-fields and battles, commanders, great military movements, personal reminiscences and narratives of army life ... Also, a complete chronology of the war, and a digest of the pension laws of the United States .. . IN THE GRAND War as Seen, from the Ranl-cs PEN PICTURES AND SKETCHES OF CAMP, BIVOUAC, MARCHES, BATTLE-FIELDS AND BATTIiES, COM-MANDERS, GREAT MILITARY MOVEMENTS PERSONAL REMINISCENCES AND NARRATIVES OP ARMY LIFE, ADVENTURES, ESCAPES, HUMOROUS INCIDENTS, PATHETIC-INCIDENTS, HEROIC DEEDS, ETC., ETC. A COMPLETE CHRONOLOGY OF THE WAR A DIGEST OF THE PENSION LAWS OF THE UNITED STAVES—STATEMENT OP CASUALTIES—MONTHLY RATES OF PENSIONS—LATEST ACTS OF CONGRESS GOVERNING PENSIONS, ETC. BY One OF THE Bovs BY E B. WILLIAMSPORTLAND, OREGON; J. K. GILL & COMPANY. tAv 785060 , LENOX AND * M f:;;i iONS(R 1917 Ll COPYRIGHTED 188« By Calypso Publishing Company. all rights reserved. LET ME CLAIM AS A COMRADE AND BROTHER EVERY MAN WHO 1[i3tt5l|t fyr % ilh ^mg. TO ALL SUCH, AS WELL AS TO A GRATEFUL PEOPLE, WHO SUSTAINED OUR BRAVE BOYS AND CHEERED THEM ON, THESE PAGES ARE INSCRIBED By ROBERT W. Sheridans D\v. Five Forks. Pontonieh HancocKs Corps CORPS BADGES OF THE UXIOX ARMY Till i . YORKPUBLIC UBRARTl • . A8T0R, LPNOXT1L8FN FOUtviBATIfftaS PREFACE. There is little field for a general history of the war, butthere is always a field for personal narrative and adventure,the recital of patriotic services and sacrifices. Especially is it desirable for the American people to havea description of the great conflict, as the man saw it whocarried the knapsack and rifle, and went into the thickestof the fioht. The scenes and records in this book are real;the facts, by reason of their thrilling nature, called for noexaggeration. The actual names of the persons introduced to the readerare used in only a few instanc
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