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Identifier: bluegrayorcivilw00whit (find matches)
Title: 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
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: White, Annie Randall
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Contributing Library: State Library of North Carolina, Government & Heritage Library
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a battle in the far West with thered men, and had smelt powder to his hearts content. Warlooks very pretty on paper, with the big fellows at Washingtonmoving the men like theyre at a chessboard, but wait till the gunsspeak up on the held, and men to men are hurled against eachother, to fight like demons. The real thing aint so romantic, letme tell you youngsters. You cant frighten us,said Harvey. We are no threemonths men. We enlisted for the war and we propose to see thewar out. Boys, I tell you war arent no pastime. It meanswork, and hardest kind of work, at that. Its a great thing toorganize an army, and keep its various parts in trim. We dont NEW THINGS TO LEARN. 35 usually go out to fight the enemy with only a flask of powder,and a knapsack filled with soda crackers. There are men andhorses and ammunition to carry along. Who takes care of all these matters? asked Ralph. The quartermaster. He looks after the rations, theammunition, in fact, ail the supplies—blankets for the men,
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U. S. MILITARY WAGON. medicines for the sick and transportation for the baggage. He isusually a captain or a lieutenant. The government appoints him. Does he fight? Oh, no. Hes got no time for that. He has to lookafter the fellows who do the fighting. The quartermasters haveexcitement and danger enough, however, in protecting their storesThey aint like the sutlers. 36 RALPH A GREAT INTERROGATION POINT.

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