. 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 .. . rains had fallen ; the weather was wet andchilly, and the camp-fire at night was a comfort and anecessity. Rails taken fi-om the fences in the neighbor-hood were used for fuel and our orders were to take onlythe top rail. Each fellow obeyed the order
. 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 .. . rains had fallen ; the weather was wet andchilly, and the camp-fire at night was a comfort and anecessity. Rails taken fi-om the fences in the neighbor-hood were used for fuel and our orders were to take onlythe top rail. Each fellow obeyed the orders, carried offthe top rail, and soon the bottom rail became the topone. • Not long after this other changes and promotions inour corps were made, and I received my commission ascaptain, retaining the comjDany that had been previouslyplaced under my command. One serious drawback about this time to the efficiencyof our tioops arose from petty jealousies. There was astruggle for place and promotion. Men wished to makecapital out of their service in the army. My commissionwas all the more gratifying to me because it came in thenatural order of things, and was attended by theconfidence and best wishes of my men. CHAPTER XIII. BKIXY RECEIVES A LETTER. What concentrated joy or woe, in blessed or blightedlove !. RIXY has heard from Jane! These were the words that werewhispered about among the men onemorning while we were lying in of the men were of the numberwho were present when Brixy, by theaid of a comrade had prepared thatastounding epistle described in a pre-vious chapter. It had been received in due time by thecaptivating young lady to whom it was addressed. A glance at Brixy was enough to convince any onethat at last he had heard from Jane. Theie could be nodoubt about it. The heart of Jane had been beatingtrue to the gallant soldier boy who was off to the look and motion of Brixy seemed to say, Threecheers for Jane! If the letter had come from Vanderbilt a
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