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Title: The blue and the gray, or, The Civil War as seen by a boy : a story of patriotism and adventure in our war for the Union
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: White, Annie Randall
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Contributing Library: State Library of North Carolina, Government & Heritage Library
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. It was so, we know, the country over. The boysin blue were hooted at and mocked, when the fortunes of warthrew them into the hands of the enemy. They all forgot thatthose who wore the blue and those who wore the gray werealike animated by a love of country, and that all were brothers--equally brave, equally earnest, equally true-hearted. Thoughts like these passed through Ralphs mind as he sawthe wretched men on their way to Camp Douglas, the militaryprison at Chicago. To him they were objects of sympathy, andhe shuddered as he asked himself what would have been hisfeelings had he been taken prisoner. He was startled by asmart blow upon the shoulder, under whose force he almost stag-gered. He turned in astonishment, and saw Alfred Boneel, amerry French boy, who had been a schoolmate of his. Why, Alph, is it possible —you are look- oiV) scHoof^atf *n& we^- Youre as brown as a nut, and say, where did you get those whiskers?In the service, of course. Theres nothing like army life
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i6i 162 RALPH HEARS FROM OLD FRLENDS. to bring out a mans good qualities. But say, Ralph, Im sorryI cant return compliments. You are neither brown nor ruggedlooking. Whats up? They are sending me home as unfit to serve any longer,Ralph replied, dejectedly. I dont know why they shouldsingle me out for such a distinction. Oh, youll come out all right. I see youve done some-thing besides get sick, judging by your sergeants stripes. Yes, I won them, and was hoping for something better.But tell me all about yourself, Al. I havent got much to tell, but Ive seen some fighting,too. I was at the Fort Donelson scrimmage, and it was thecoldest time I ever saw—snowing and blowing, and afterwardturning out clear, but bitter cold. The storm of rain and snowhad been pretty severe, and the fellows who were in the trenchesmust have been frost-bitten. I know we had no shelter andwere hungry besides, as rations had given out, and had nobodyround to ask us in to take dinner with em. We had pulledup sta

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