Anecdotes, Poetry, and Incidents of the War: North and South : 1860-1865subscribers, 1866 - 560 pages |
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... replied the woman . Casting a half - dollar in at the door , he asked if she would keep that pie till he sent an officer for it , to which she replied that she would . That evening , after the camping - ground had been selected , the ...
... replied the woman . Casting a half - dollar in at the door , he asked if she would keep that pie till he sent an officer for it , to which she replied that she would . That evening , after the camping - ground had been selected , the ...
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... replied ; then placing her hand upon the captain's arm , she continued , " Captain , if he is not killed " — here her maternal feelings overcame her utterance , and she bent down over her boy and kissed him upon the forehead . As she ...
... replied ; then placing her hand upon the captain's arm , she continued , " Captain , if he is not killed " — here her maternal feelings overcame her utterance , and she bent down over her boy and kissed him upon the forehead . As she ...
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... replied : " Make them , sir , the quickest way pos- sible ! " Captain Stockton took two wagon beds of his mule wagons , and covered them with tarpaulins , and making a cable out of prolongs , was crossing his battery within two hours ...
... replied : " Make them , sir , the quickest way pos- sible ! " Captain Stockton took two wagon beds of his mule wagons , and covered them with tarpaulins , and making a cable out of prolongs , was crossing his battery within two hours ...
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... replied , far out of sight , Skedaddle ! At break of day , as several boys From Maine , New York and Illinois Were moving Southward , in the air They heard these accents of despair , Skedaddle ! A chap was found and at his side A bottle ...
... replied , far out of sight , Skedaddle ! At break of day , as several boys From Maine , New York and Illinois Were moving Southward , in the air They heard these accents of despair , Skedaddle ! A chap was found and at his side A bottle ...
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... replied " honest Abe , " " and from the complaints of the soldiers , I think that is all you do pay . " ― - AN INCIDENT OF VICKSburg . A corre- spondent relates the following : -A wife who dwelt in the West , beyond the lakes , whose ...
... replied " honest Abe , " " and from the complaints of the soldiers , I think that is all you do pay . " ― - AN INCIDENT OF VICKSburg . A corre- spondent relates the following : -A wife who dwelt in the West , beyond the lakes , whose ...
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