This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 edition. Excerpt: ...felt that when the time should come he would lead a forlorn hope to the mouth of the guns and fall before them. It must have been in a spasmodic ebullition of youthful spirits that he had made an onslaught upon his comrade, Jubal A. Early, at West Point and had been expelled from that venerable institution for ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 edition. Excerpt: ...felt that when the time should come he would lead a forlorn hope to the mouth of the guns and fall before them. It must have been in a spasmodic ebullition of youthful spirits that he had made an onslaught upon his comrade, Jubal A. Early, at West Point and had been expelled from that venerable institution for such premature display of valor. The man sitting at the table leaned back and looked up at his companion. "Do you know, Armistead," he said, "I am learning the true value of a war map." "Delighted to know that it has a value, Pickett. I have always thought that the one exception to the theory set forth by the poet, 'Nothing walks with aimless feet, ' was the man who attempted to follow a war map." "Just so. The real value of a war map is in pointing out with definiteness one of the many imaginable conformations of the country and setting it beyond the limits of the possible, leaving us free range to choose among the rest. I used to fancy that if an Earth-Man should be turned loose on Jupiter instinct would lead him somewhere. Since this war began I have learned more about the limitations of the race. Once on the Chickahominy I sent for immediate re-enforcements. A detachment of picked men started out under the leadership of one of the most accomplished officers in the service. They marched all night and in the morning found themselves in sight of the camp from which they had started." "What had become of you, Pickett, in the meantime?" "I had caught another detachment, which had been ordered northward and had traveled due south till it accidentally fell in with me. Yet our men have hunted over this region since the days of their infancy. Ah, here is Colonel Carrington." Jasper saluted and handed a paper to the General. "Thank you, Colonel....
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Acceptable. Chicago, IL: F.G. Browne & Co., 1913. 1st edition. 12mo hardcover. 163pp. Frontispiece. Good book. No dust jacket. Edgeworn. Spine discolored. (Battle of Gettysburg, Civil War, Historical Fiction) Inquire if you need further information.
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Good+ with no dust jacket. Small 8vo 7½"-8" tall 163 pp; Some spotting along the spine, title completely faded, no names, pages unmarked, cover gilt bright. A nice, clean, tight book.
