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Excerpt from Battling for AtlantaThose who have read the preceding volumes of the Young Kentuckians Series should bear in mind that the boys of sixteen and seventeen years of age to Whom they were first introduced have been in the army between three and four years, and are now young men of nearly twenty. For that reason this volume is not so juvenile in character as the preceding ones, but Captain Shackelford is as full of youthful valor and p...

Excerpt from Scouting for SheridanIt is with some misgivings that this volume has been written, for the great war in which this nation is now engaged must necessarily detract from that which occurred fifty and sixty years ago. But the part this country is now taking could never have been if the South had been successful, for we would be a divided people.The old soldiers of 1861-65 builded better than they knew. In saving the nation they saved ...

Excerpt from With Lyon in MissouriAs that book dealt with the struggle to hold Kentucky in the Union, so this deals with the struggle which held Missouri. The contest for Missouri was ten-fold more intense than that for Kentucky, for in it the Federal authorities had to meet the hostility of the entire State Government, composed of brave and determined men.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic b...

Excerpt from From Atlanta to the SeaWhile ¿avoring the story with a spice of romance, the author has been careful never to sacrifice truth to partisanship. So far as these tales depict the young hero's joys and sorrows, his woo ing and his wedding, their object is to entertain, but so far as they depict important events in the war, their aim is to instruct.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic b...

Excerpt from On General Thomas's StaffHistory and fiction are here closely interwoven, and there is hardly an incident given that is not founded on fact.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the origi...

Excerpt from From Atlanta to the Sea While ¿avoring the story with a spice of romance, the author has been careful never to sacrifice truth to partisanship. So far as these tales depict the young hero's joys and sorrows, his woo ing and his wedding, their object is to entertain, but so far as they depict important events in the war, their aim is to instruct. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and cla...

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Excerpt from With the Army of the Potomac Now that the clouds of war are again hanging over our beloved country it is the hope of the author that his books may have at least a small part in teaching the youth of the land a love for the ¿ag which every true American boy should have. The Young Virginians Series will be completed in one more volume, entitled, Scouting for Sheridan. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of tho...

Excerpt from The Scout of Pea Ridge Disaster came swift and sure to the Union cause in Missouri after the lamentable death of General Nathaniel Lyon. General Price swept clear up to the Missouri River with his army, capturing Lexington with over three thousand prisoners, and was allowed to escape unscathed. In this book real history does not commence until the capture of Lexington by Major White. In this episode as well as in the brilliant ...

Excerpt from With Lyon in MissouriAs that book dealt with the struggle to hold Kentucky in the Union, so this deals with the struggle which held Missouri. The contest for Missouri was ten-fold more intense than that for Kentucky, for in it the Federal authorities had to meet the hostility of the entire State Government, composed of brave and determined men.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic b...

Excerpt from Battling for Atlanta Fred's and Darling's ¿ight through Georgia, pursued by fierce bloodhounds and almost as fierce a soldiery, had its counterparts in hundreds of cases. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally recon...

Excerpt from Scouting for Sheridan The task which the author commenced twenty years ago is finished. When "The Young Kentuckians Series" was commenced the author intended writing only of the part which the Army of the Cumberland took in the Civil War, for of that army he was a part. But the task grew until it embraced the East and the West. It is with some misgivings that this volume has been written, for the great war in which this nation i...

Excerpt from On General Thomas's Staff History and fiction are here closely interwoven, and there is hardly an incident given that is not founded on fact. The account of the death of General Nelson is as told by an officer who was close to one of the chief actors in the tragedy. The country never fully realized the great loss it suffered in Nelson's death. If he, instead of General Gilbert, had been in command of the center at Perryville, th...

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