From Headquarters is a collection of short engrossing stories focusing on the Nineteenth Army Corps during the Civil war. These tales were based on the strange and truthful experiences of the author during his volunteer service. Through these accounts, the author attempts to shed some light on the sufferings of a hard-working, unrewarded volunteer soldier. It is a beautifully written book that engages the readers with its unique stories. Contents include: The Pluck of Captain Pender, C.S.N. One Record on the Regimental Rolls Our Horse "Acme" From beyond the Pyramids The Hymn that helped The Seventh Major Concerning the Value of Sleep

From Headquarters is a collection of strange and unusual tales picked up during the author's time in the volunteer service. These stories will keep you entertained and on the edge of your seat until the very end. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Excerpt from From Headquarters: Odd Tales Picked Up in the Volunteer Service To me, the half-contemptuous words that too often come to the ears of the hard-work ing, long-suffering, and unrewarded citizen soldier. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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