. 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 . < 111 zo h- W oo -I & UJ za) O ZQ Z O. CHAPTER RE-ENLISTS. IkNCE again our hero was in Chicago. The city had put on its spring dress, and well was it named the Garden City, for the streets at that time were p nearly all bordered with trees, and their green foliage gave it, at a little distance, the appearance of a wooded plain, for the city is built on level ground —indeed, it was once a swamp, and it has cost the labor of years and an outlay of million
. 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 . < 111 zo h- W oo -I & UJ za) O ZQ Z O. CHAPTER RE-ENLISTS. IkNCE again our hero was in Chicago. The city had put on its spring dress, and well was it named the Garden City, for the streets at that time were p nearly all bordered with trees, and their green foliage gave it, at a little distance, the appearance of a wooded plain, for the city is built on level ground —indeed, it was once a swamp, and it has cost the labor of years and an outlay of millions of dollars to reclaim it from its original state, and fill in and grade and elevate its highways. The terrible battle of Chancellorsville had been fought, underGeneral Hooker (Fighting Joe, as the soldiers loved to callhim), and a victory had resulted for the Union army. The newselectrified the North, and great results were predicted. GeneralHooker had been given the command after the utter failure ofGeneral Burnside at Fredericksburg, and his soldiers were readyto follow him to the death, for he was intrepid and memorable engagement had been fou
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