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The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy
O książce
The Boys of '61 or Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy is a collection of extraordinary notes and personal experiences of Charles Carleton Coffin during the war from the battle of Bull Run to the battle at Richmond. Excerpt: «Ideas and Principles.– Battles witnessed. – The Leaders. – The state of Affairs. – Baltimore. – Dulness in the Streets. – Baltimore Women. – Raw Troops. – Visit Fort McHenry. – Washington. – Material of the Army. – Generals in Command. – General Scott. – His Position. – Newspaper Reports. – Troops organized. – The Gathering of the Rebels1 CHAPTER I. AROUND WASHINGTON. Alexandria. – The Massachusetts Fifth. – A Song for Bunker Hill – The Review. – The Distant Gun. – The Affair at Vienna. – A Dinner in the Field. – Vallandigham and the Ohio Boys. – Patriotism of the Soldiers…»