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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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g to the rear. He kept on, only to find that theNorthern army was in full retreat, and the battle of Bull Runwas a bitter defeat for the Federals. Ralph lay there in ambush, pale with dread. He fearedcapture more than death. He rose quickly as the two officersgalloped away, to stay their men, and looked upon the scene.Lines of men in blue and gray stretched away in the distance,while the noise of the guns, the neighing of wounded horses,the huzzas of the victors, drowning the groans of the wounded,made him faint with horror, and his cheeks grew white as hesaw men lying on their backs, their glassy eyes staring up to THE DEAD SOLDIERS. tt the sky, their faces ghastly and white, and peaceful, or else dis-torted with pain. Here a wounded soldier would half raisehimself on one arm, and beg for water, while others, bleedingand dying, lay uncomplainingly, their eyes fixed on the blue sky,which nevermore would greet their waking vision. In the dim light he saw all this, and knew not where to
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CARING FOR THE DEAD. go. The terrible sights and hideous silence which succeeded thenoise of conflict sickened him, and Ralph, the brave soldierboy, actually fainted. -Whats this? Why, its Ralph! Is hekilled?The tones sounded, to the boys benumbed senses, far away, RALPH FAINTS. 56 BILL HUNTS FOR RALPH. as a heavily bearded man knelt down and placed his hand uponhis heart. He saw it was Bill, and the flush of mortificationmounted to his brow, as he tried to rise. I was weak—dizzy—and I— I know all about it! good-humoredly laughed Bill Elliott,for he it was. This is your first appearance, and you had asort of a stage fright. Ralph bit his lips with vexation. Oh, thats nothing. Youll make a better showing nexttime. Youll live to be a brigadier-general. But I was kinderrattled myself when I saw you so still. I didnt know but somefellow had tuk good aim at you! Im not hurt in the least, Bill. Well, boy, come on. Weve been whipped bad, and aremost unpleasantly nigh those fellows with

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