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
“We live for freedom; let us clasp each other by the hand;
In love and unity abide, a firm, unbroken band;
We cannot live divided—the Union is secure!
God grant that while men live and love, this nation may endure.”
—DR. FRED A. PALMER,
TO THOSE WHO FOUGHT ITS BATTLES AND LIVED TO INSTIL ITS LESSONS OF PATRIOTISM IN THE HEARTS OF THEIR CHILDREN; TO THOSE OF ALL CLIMES WHO LOVE LIBERTY AND THE NOBLE LAND WHERE FREEDOM HAD HER BIRTH; TO THE MEMORY OF THE HEROES OF NORTH AND SOUTH WHO FELL IN BATTLE; TO ONE UNITED COUNTRY,
BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH, FOREVER ONE IN ALL NOBLE AND LOFTY PURPOSES AND AIMS; TO THE HOMES OF AMERICA; THIS BOOK IS LOVINGLY DEDICATED BY YOURS SINCERELY
Annie Randall White
THE BLUE AND THE GRAY
OR,
THE CIVIL WAR AS SEEN BY A BOY
Illustrated by Frank Beard
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
INTRODUCTION.
THE CIVIL WAR AS SEEN BY A BOY.
CHAPTER I. THE BEGINNING OF WAR.
CHAPTER II. ORDERED TO WASHINGTON.
CHAPTER III. RALPH'S FIRST BATTLE.
CHAPTER IV. RALPH DOES PICKET DUTY.
CHAPTER V. RALPH AT HEADQUARTERS.
CHAPTER VI. ANOTHER BATTLE.
CHAPTER VII. THE DISASTER AT BALL'S BLUFF.
CHAPTER VIII. THE ARMY IN WINTER QUARTERS.
CHAPTER IX. FAIR OAKS.
CHAPTER X. CAMP FUN.
CHAPTER XI. SOUTH MOUNTAIN.
CHAPTER XII. MORE FIGHTING.
CHAPTER XIII. OLD BILL DIES.
CHAPTER XIV. FREDERICKSBURG.
CHAPTER XV. RALPH IS SENT HOME.
CHAPTER XVI. RALPH AT HOME.
CHAPTER XVII. RALPH RE-ENLISTS.
CHAPTER XVIII. CROSSING THE RIVER.
CHAPTER XIX. THE PROCLAMATION.
CHAPTER XX. THE SURRENDER.
THE SANITARY COMMISSION.
TWO VOICES.
A REMINISCENCE.
THE LITTLE BLACK COW.
A WAR STORY.
ROBERT ANDERSON.
GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE.
AFTER THE BATTLE.
A BOOTBLACK OF TENNESSEE.
CONFEDERATE CEMETERIES
PART II. UNDER BOTH FLAGS.
ULYSSES S. GRANT.
JAMES ABRAM GARFIELD.
EVENTS FOLLOWING THE CIVIL WAR.
THE ATLANTIC CABLE.
ALASKA
CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION.
EDISON, THE GENIUS OF THE AGE.
CHICAGO FIRE.
THE TELEPHONE AND PHONOGRAPH.
THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD.
EARTHQUAKE AT CHARLESTON.
INDIAN WARS.
GEORGE A. CUSTER.
BATTLE OF WOUNDED KNEE CREEK,
CHRISTOPHER CARSON.
THE WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION.
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN OF 1896.
“HOME, SWEET HOME.”
THE REV. O. H. TIFFANY, D. D.
THE UNION SOLDIER.
EMORY A. STORRS.
ANTIETAM.
THE SWORDS OF GRANT AND LEE.
WAR WITH SPAIN.
THE MAINE DISASTER.
THE FIRST GUN FIRED.
DEWEY'S VICTORY AT MANILA.
ROOSEVELT'S ROUGH RIDERS.
HOBSON MADE FAMOUS.
DESTRUCTION OF CERVERA'S FLEET.
SURRENDER OF SANTIAGO.
SURRENDER OF MANILA.
ANNEXATION OF HAWAII.
PUERTO RICO.
GENERAL FITZHUGH LEE.
ADMIRAL GEORGE DEWEY.
ACTING REAR ADMIRAL SAMPSON.
COMMODORE W. S. SCHLEY.
ENSIGN WORTH BAGLEY.
OUR NAVY.
CONCLUSION.
