. 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 .. . awful hours atGettysburg. The discipline, the courage, the enthusi-asm, the leadership, all came out in a way that makeslanguage poor in any attempt at description. Round Top, that historic spot at far-famed Gettysburg,was now in possession of the Un
. 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 .. . awful hours atGettysburg. The discipline, the courage, the enthusi-asm, the leadership, all came out in a way that makeslanguage poor in any attempt at description. Round Top, that historic spot at far-famed Gettysburg,was now in possession of the Union troops. In the dusk of the evening a group of officers ap-proached our position. One of them accosted me. Isaluted him, and awaited his communication. * Captain, he said, your men must be j^retty wellused up. We had a long march, I answered, before wereached the field. The boys have done nobly, he exclaimed; Improud to command such troops. And we are proud of our commanders, I said;thats half the battle. Let your men know, he said, that their superiorofficers appreciate their sacrifices and valor. Thats Sykes, whispered some one, as the groupdisappeared; hes a stormy old regular, and theresnothing green, boys, about him. A wave of the old veterans hand acknowledged ouroutbreak of enthusiasm as he vanished across the dimand smoky GENERAL REYNOLDS,Fell at Gettysburg, July X, 1885. CHAPTER XIX. THE FOE HUKLED BACK. Though the mighty come forth in their pride,And legions be swept from the the names of our patriot band In the volume of fame shall abide.
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