Brother Against Brother

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Author

Optic, Oliver, 1822-1897

Title

Brother Against Brother; Or, The War on the Border

Credits

E-text prepared by David Garcia, Mary Meehan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Kentuckiana Digital Library ( kdl.kyvl.org/)

Language

English

LoC Class

PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Subject

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Juvenile fiction

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Text

eBook-No.

35206

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35206

Release Date

February 7, 2011

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.E-text prepared by David Garcia, Mary Meehan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( http://www.pgdp.net ) from page images generously made available by Kentuckiana Digital Library ( http://kdl.kyvl.org/ ) — Brother against Brother
2. 2.BY OLIVER OPTIC — AUTHOR OF "THE ARMY AND NAVY SERIES" "YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD, FIRST AND SECOND SERIES" "BOAT-CLUB STORIES" "THE GREAT WESTERN SERIES" "THE ONWARD AND UPWARD SERIES" "THE WOODVILLE STORIES" "THE STARRY FLAG SERIES" "THE YACHT-CLUB SERIES" "THE LAKE SHORE SERIES" "THE RIVERDALE STORIES" "THE ALL-OVER-THE-WORLD LIBRARY" "THE BLUE AND THE GRAY NAVY SERIES" "THE BOAT-BUILDER SERIES" ETC. — BOSTON LEE AND SHEPARD PUBLISHERS 10 MILK STREET 1894 — Copyright, 1894, by Lee and Shepard — All Rights Reserved — Brother against Brother — Electrotyping by C. J. Peters & Son, Boston, U.S.A. — Presswork by S. J. Parkhill & Co. — TO My Son-in-Law GEORGE W. WHITE, Esquire ONE OF TWO WHO HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THE SAME TO ME AS REAL SONS This Book IS AFFECTIONATELY AND GRATEFULLY DEDICATED — " The Overseer elevated his rifle. "
3. 3.PREFACE
4. 4.CONTENTS
5. 5.ILLUSTRATIONS
6. 6.BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER
7. 7.CHAPTER I — TROUBLESOME TIMES IN KENTUCKY
8. 8.CHAPTER II — SOMETHING ABOUT THE LYON FAMILY
9. 9.CHAPTER III — A NORTHERN FAMILY IN KENTUCKY
10. 10.CHAPTER IV — THE ARRIVAL AND WELCOME AT RIVERLAWN
11. 11.CHAPTER V — THE DISTRESS OF MRS. TITUS LYON
12. 12.CHAPTER VI — THE NIGHT ADVENTURE ON THE CREEK
13. 13.CHAPTER VII — A STORMY INTERVIEW ON THE BRIDGE
14. 14.CHAPTER VIII — AN OVERWHELMING ARGUMENT
15. 15.CHAPTER IX — A MOST UNREASONABLE BROTHER — " Then you mean I am drunk. "
16. 16.CHAPTER X — THE SINK-CAVERN NEAR BAR CREEK
17. 17.CHAPTER XI — AROUSED TO THE SOLEMN DUTY OF THE HOUR
18. 18.CHAPTER XII — THE NIGHT EXPEDITION IN THE MAGNOLIA
19. 19.CHAPTER XIII — AT THE HEAD WATERS OF BAR CREEK
20. 20.CHAPTER XIV — THE TRANSPORTATION OF THE ARMS
21. 21.CHAPTER XV — THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FORT BEDFORD
22. 22.CHAPTER XVI — THE UNION MEETING AT BIG BEND
23. 23.CHAPTER XVII — THE EJECTION OF THE NOISY RUFFIANS — " He grappled with the fellow. "
24. 24.CHAPTER XVIII — THE DEMAND OF CAPTAIN TITUS LYON
25. 25.CHAPTER XIX — THE CONFERENCE IN FORT BEDFORD
26. 26.CHAPTER XX — THE APPROACH OF THE RUFFIAN FORCES
27. 27.CHAPTER XXI — THE BEGINNING OF HOSTILITIES
28. 28.CHAPTER XXII — THE FIRST SHOT FROM FORT BEDFORD
29. 29.CHAPTER XXIII — THE PARTY ATTACKED IN THE CROSS-CUT
30. 30.CHAPTER XXIV — THE ENCOUNTER WITH THE RUFFIANS — " I had to be careful not to hit the lady. "
31. 31.CHAPTER XXV — THE GRATITUDE OF TWO FAIR MAIDENS
32. 32.CHAPTER XXVI — THE SKIRMISH ON THE NEW ROAD
33. 33.CHAPTER XXVII — AN UNEXPLAINED GATHERING ON THE ROAD
34. 34.CHAPTER XXVIII — THE RESULT OF THE FLANK MOVEMENT
35. 35.CHAPTER XXIX — THE HUMILIATING RETREAT OF THE RUFFIANS
36. 36.CHAPTER XXX — LEVI BEDFORD AND HIS PRISONER — " It won't go off again until you load it. "
37. 37.CHAPTER XXXI — DR. FALKIRK VISITS RIVERLAWN
38. 38.CHAPTER XXXII — THE ARRIVAL OF THE RECRUITING OFFICER
39. 39.CHAPTER XXXIII — ONE AGAINST THREE ON THE ROAD — " 'Stop, boy!' shouted the man. "
40. 40.CHAPTER XXXIV — THE FIRE THAT WAS STARTED AT RIVERLAWN
41. 41.CHAPTER XXXV — A BATTLE IN PROSPECT ON THE CREEK — " The boys climbed a big tree to obtain a better view. "
42. 42.CHAPTER XXXVI — THE SECOND BATTLE OF RIVERLAWN
43. 43.THE BLUE AND THE GRAY — NAVY SERIES — ARMY SERIES
44. 44.Lee and Shepard's DOLLAR BOOKS — Around the World in Eighty Days. By Jules Verne . Illustrated. — The Wreck of the Chancellor, and Martin Paz. Two stories in one volume. By Jules Verne . — Winter in the Ice; Dr. Ox's Experiment; A Drama in the Air. Three stories in one volume. By Jules Verne . — The tales in the foregoing three volumes were translated from the French by Hon. George M. Towle , author of "Heroes of History." — The Prairie Crusoe: Adventures in the Far West . Translated from the French. — Willis the Pilot: A Sequel to the Swiss family Robinson . — The Young Crusoe: The Adventures of a Shipwrecked Boy . By Dr. Harley . — Cast Away in the Cold: An Old Man's Story of a Young Man's Adventures . By Dr. Isaac I. Hayes , the famous Arctic explorer, author of "An Arctic Boat Journey," etc. — Adrift in the Ice-Fields. By Captain Charles W. Hall . — The Arctic Crusoe: A Tale of the Polar Sea . By Percy B. St. John . — The Year's Best Days. By Rose Hartwick Thorpe , author of the well-known poem, "Curfew must not ring to-night." — Dora Darling, the Daughter of the Regiment . By Mrs. Jane G. Austin . — Dora Darling and Little Sunshine. (Originally published under the title of "Outpost.") By Mrs. Jane G. Austin . — The Border Boy, and how he became the Great Pioneer of the West . A life of Daniel Boone. By W. H. Bogart . — The Printer Boy; or, How Ben Franklin made his Mark . — The Bobbin Boy; or, How Nat got his Learning . An example for youth. — The Patriot Boy, and how he became the Father of his Country . A life of George Washington for young folks. — The General; or, Twelve Nights in a Hunter's Camp . By Rev. William Barrows , D.D. — Yarns of an Old Mariner. By Mary Cowden Clarke . — Planting the Wilderness; or, The Pioneer Boys . A story of frontier life. By James D. McCabe , Jr. — The Young Pioneers of the North West. By Dr. C. H. Pearson , author of "The Cabin on the Prairie." — The Cabin on the Prairie. By Dr. C. H. Pearson . A picture of an emigrant's life in early days in Minnesota. — Great Men and Gallant Deeds. By John G. Edgar . — Golden Hair: A Tale of the Pilgrim Fathers . By Sir Lascelles Wraxhall , Bart. — Battles at Home. By Mary G. Darling . — In the World. By Mary G. Darling , author of "Battles at Home." — The Young Invincibles; or, Patriotism at Home . — Schoolboy Days; or, Ernest Bracebridge . By William H. G. Kingston . — Antony Waymouth; or, The Gentlemen Adventurers . By William H. G. Kingston .

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