The Project Gutenberg e-Book of Incidents of the War; Author: Alf Burnett

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Author

Burnett, Alfred, 1824-1884

Title

Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive

Credits

Produced by David Edwards, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)

Language

English

LoC Class

E456: History: America: Civil War period (1861-1865)

Subject

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Anecdotes

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Text

eBook-No.

23733

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23733

Release Date

December 4, 2007

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Incidents of the War:
2. 2.HUMOROUS, PATHETIC, AND DESCRIPTIVE.
3. 3.ALF BURNETT,
4. 4.SKETCH OF THE AUTHOR. BY ENOS B. REED.
5. 5.CONTENTS.
6. 6.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. — Incidents of the War.
7. 7.CHAPTER I. — Skeered! That Aint No Name for It. — Camp Fun in a Burlesque Letter to a Friend.
8. 8.CHAPTER II . — The Funeral.
9. 9.CHAPTER III . — General Rousseau's Report of the Battle.
10. 10.CHAPTER IV .
11. 11.CHAPTER V . — Scene I—Act 1—Enter Old Man. — The Dying Soldier. — A Joke on an "Egyptian" Regiment.
12. 12.CHAPTER VI . — Picket Talk.
13. 13.CHAPTER VII . — Wouldn't Go Round. — Major Boynton and the Chicken. — Reminiscence of Camp Life in Virginia, in 1861.
14. 14.CHAPTER VIII . — Fun in the 123d Ohio. — A Thrilling Incident of the War.
15. 15.CHAPTER IX . — Our Hospitals. — No Hope. — A Short and Simple Story. — A Soldier's Pride. — The Last Letter. — Soldierly Sympathy. — The Ensign-Bearer. Written Expressly for Mr. Alf. Burnett, by Miss Cora M. Eager.
16. 16.CHAPTER X . — Ball in Camp. — Anecdote of the 63d Ohio and Colonel Sprague. — The Soldier's Dream of Home. — The Wife's Reply. Dedicated to the Author of "The Soldier's Dream of Home."
17. 17.CHAPTER XI . — The Atrocities of Slavery. — Beauties of the Peculiar Institution—A Few Well-substantiated Facts.
18. 18.CHAPTER XII . — Women in Breeches. — Another Incident of the War. — Negro Sermon delivered at Triune, Tenn.
19. 19.CHAPTER XIII . — Letter from Cheat Mountain. — The Women of the South. — Gilbert's Brigade.
20. 20.CHAPTER XIV . — Confessions of a Fat Man—home-guard. — The Negro on the Fence. — A Camp Letter of Early Times. — Sweetharts Against War.
21. 21.CHAPTER XV . — The Winter campaign in Virginia. — Didn't Know of the Rebellion. — General William H. Lytle, — A Tribute To the Tenth Ohio. — Drilling. — A Black Nightingale's Song. — Our Hoosier Boys. Dedicated To The Brave Soldiers Of Indiana.
22. 22.CHAPTER XVI . — Old Stonnicker and Colonel Marrow, of 3d Ohio. — General Garnett and His Dogs. — Are You the Col-o-nel of this Post? — High Price of Beans in Camp—a Little Game of "Draw." — Profanity in the Army.
23. 23.CHAPTER XVII . — Hard on the Sutler—spiritualism Tried. — A Specimen of Southern Poetry. — The Black Flag. — Singular. — The Modern Troubadour. — A Camp Song. — General Steadman Challenged by a Woman.
24. 24.CHAPTER XVIII . — Going into Battle. — Letter To the Secesh. — General Garfield, Major-General Rosecrans's Chief of Staff. — General Lew Wallace. — The Siege of Cincinnati. — Parson Brownlow.
25. 25.CHAPTER XIX . — An Episode of the War. — A Laughable Incident. — Old Mrs. Wiggles on Picket Duty. — General Manson. — God Bless the Soldier. — A Negro's Pedigree of Abraham Lincoln. — A Middle Tennessee Preacher. — A Laconic Speech.
26. 26.CHAPTER XX . — Impudence of the Rebels. — A Pathetic Appeal.
27. 27.CHAPTER XXI . — Blowing Horns Unconstitutional. — The Difference.
28. 28.CHAPTER XXII . — Reward for a Master—Turning the Tables. — Dan Boss and His Adventure. — Major Pic Russell — A Visit to the Outposts with Gen. Jeff C. Davis. — Rebel Witticisms. — Hight Igo, ye Eccentric Quarter-master. — Fling out to the Breeze, Boys! Dedicated to the Second Brigade, Second Division, M'cook's Corps. by W. A. Ogden.
29. 29.CHAPTER XXIII . — To the Memory of Captain W. Y. Gholson. — Colonel Toland vs. Contraband Whisky.
30. 30.CHAPTER XXIV . — War and Romance. — Colonel Fred Jones. — Hanging in the Army. — General A. J. Smith vs. Rusty Guns.
31. 31.CHAPTER XXV . — A Trip into the Enemy's Country. — Colonel Moody and the 74th Ohio. — Colonel Moody on the Battle-field.
32. 32.CHAPTER XXVI . — A Wedding in the Army, — Dishonest Female Reb. — To the Thirteenth Ohio. by Martha M. Thomas.
33. 33.CHAPTER XXVII . — The Oath. BY THOMAS BUCHANAN READ. — A Conservative Darkey's Opinion of Yankees. — Visit to the Graves of Ohio and Indiana Boys. — Nashville Convalescents—A Death in the Hospital. — Henry Lovie Captured.
34. 34.CHAPTER XXVIII . — Picket Duty and its Dangers. — A Gallant Deed and a Chivalrous Return.
35. 35.CHAPTER XXIX . — An Incident at Holly Springs, Miss.—The Raid of Van Dorn. — Cincinnati Cotton-Dealers in Trouble. — Troubles of a Reporter.
36. 36.CHAPTER XXX . — A Reporter's Idea of Mules. — Letters from Kentucky. — Chaplain Gaddis and the 2d Ohio. — Chaplain Gaddis Turns Fireman. — Gaddis and the Secesh Grass-Widow. — "Turchin's Got Your Mule."
37. 37.CHAPTER XXXI . — A Visit to the 1st East Tennessee Cavalry. — Old Stonnicker Drummed Out of Camp. — Now and Then. Written by Enos B. Reed,
38. 38.CHAPTER XXXII . — An Incident of the 5th O. V. I. — How to Avoid the Draft. — New Use of Blood-hounds. — Keep the Soldiers' Letters. — Proposition to Hang the Dutch Soldiers. — The Stolen Stars.
39. 39.DEBATE
40. 40.A Sermon from the Harp of a Thousand Strings.
41. 41.RICKEY & CARROLL'S LIST OF PUBLICATIONS.

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