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The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy
The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy
The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy
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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…"
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PublisherGood Press
Release dateDec 2, 2019
ISBN4057664595591
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