This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER X. FIGHT AT "No. 4," NEAR CEDAR KEYS. ' Here are men who fought in gallant actions, As gallantly as ever heroes fought; But, buried in the heap of such transactions, Their names are seldom found, nor often sought." On the night Captain Dickison returned from his expedition, on the east side of the St. John's river, he received a dispatch from Captain E. J. Lutterloh, on the outpost, near Cedar Keys, reporting the enemy landing in large force at Cedar Keys, under cover of their gunboats, and marching out in the interior, on the road to Levyville. A few hours later, another dispatch from this gallant and ever vigilant officer stated that they were at Levyville, and a portion of their command was moving in the direction of Lake City. He immediately telegraphed to headquarters at Tallahassee. Soon orders came for him to move forward with all the force he had, get in the rear of the enemy and harass them until General Millar could reach them with his brigade, which would soon leave by train for Lake City, and thence march through the country with all the ordnance stores needed. Captain Dickison arranged his cavalry in detachments for an immediate move, consisting of fiftytwo men from his Company H, under Lieutenants McCardell and McEaddy, eighteen men from Com pany B, under Lieutenant McLeod, and twenty from Company H, Fifth Battalion of Cavalry, in command of Lieutenants Haile and Haynes, with one twelvepound howitzer, commanded by Lieutenant Bruton. A strong guard being needed to accompany the prisoners to headquarters, they were forwarded to Tallahassee by daylight the next morning, and then our command was ready to move forward. Having little rest, after their ten days' toilsome march over the river, they were almost broken down;...

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Excerpt from Dickison and His Men To The Reader: Let me feel your hand clasp in kindly greeting, while I tell of the daring deeds of "Dickison and His Men." In the development of our reasoning powers, there is a fascination in the beautiful truth revealed, the charming lesson taught, that our life is a dual one, made up of the material and spiritual, the real and ideal. Truly inspiring and elevating the knowledge that it is not all of life to eat and sleep; for in our hearts throbs loud the truth, that "man for nobler ends has birth." We daily learn that more than one-half our pains and pleasures is derived from the imagination of the mind, either in the contemplation of ideal beauty or in brooding over imaginary evils. There is an inspiration that awakens the deepest emotions in the soul, in contemplating objects that bring up associations of the past. There is an inexpressible pleasure in the perusal of long-treasured letters written by our loved ones around their camp fires, or by dear ones who have gone before to the spirit world. How sweet the silent language even a faded flower breathes, of brighter, happier days! We can not well analyze the sentiment, but it seems to be an attribute of the human mind to pay instinctive homage to all that is noble and grand in the warrior, the statesman, the poet, the artist. With what earnestness and interest do we gaze upon some trifling relic that bears the impress of ancient workmanship! The excavations in Indian mounds reveal long-buried utensils of pottery that were made by these untutored sons of the forest, and are regarded with interest by the race that now own their old hunting grounds, and have built cities over the burial places of their dead. 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.