THE SIX VOLUMES

[ SI KLEGG, Book I, Transformation From a Raw Recruit ]
[ SI KLEGG, Book II, Through the Stone River Campaign ]
[ SI KLEGG, Book III, Meets Mr. Rosenbaum, the Spy ]
[ SI KLEGG, Book IV, On The Great Tullahoma Campaign ]
[ SI KLEGG, Book V, Deacon's Adventures At Chattanooga ]
[ SI KLEGG, Book VI, Enter On The Atlanta Campaign ]

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PREFACE.

"Si Klegg, of the 200th Ind., and Shorty, his Partner," were born more than 25 years ago in the brain of John McElroy, editor of The National Tribune, who invented the names and characters, outlined the general plan, and wrote a number of the chapters. Subsequently, the editor, having many other important things pressing upon his attention, called in an assistant to help on the work, and this assistant, under the direction and guidance of the editor, wrote some of these chapters. Subsequently, without the editor's knowledge or consent, the assistant adopted all the material as his own, and expanded it into a book which had a limited sale and then passed into the usual oblivion of shortlived subscription books.

The sketches in this first number are the original ones published in The National Tribune in 1885-6, revised and enlarged somewhat by the editor.