An Incident of the 5th O. V. I. — How To Avoid the Draft — Keep the Soldiers' Letters — New Use of Blood-hounds — Proposition to Hang the Dutch Soldiers — The Stolen Stars.

[Debate Between Slabsides and Garrotte.] 303

[Sermon From "Harp of a Thousand Strings."] 308

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

[Portrait of Alf Burnett.]
[Skeered! That aint no name for it.]
[Runaway scrape in Virginia.]
[Sports in camp.]
[Fat volunteer.]
[Old Stonnicker drummed out of camp.]
[Debate between Slabsides and Garrotte.]
[Sermon—"Harp of a thousand strings."]

Incidents of the War.

CHAPTER I.

Preparatory Remarks — Camp-Life — Incidents of the Battle of Perryville — Brigadier-General Lytle — Captain McDougal, of the 3d Ohio — Colonel Loomis — After the Battle — Rebels Playing 'Possum — Skeered! That Aint no Name for it.

In a two-years' connection with the army, a man with the most ordinary capacity for garnering up the humorous stories of camp may find his repertoire overflowing with the most versatile of incidents. A connection with the daily press is, however, of great service, especially as a letter-writer is expected to know all that occurs in camp—and more too!