[1] From a work now in press, and shortly to be published, entitled "The Military Heroes of the United States. By C. J. Peterson. 2 vols. 8vo. 500 pp."
[2] Cain.—Genesis iv. 17.
Transcriber's Note:
1. page 195—removed extra quote at end of paragraph 'boot-maker, landlady, and others?'
2. page 195—removed repeated word 'five'
3. page 198—changed comma to period at end of sentence 'knock the fort to pieces'
4. page 200—corrected typo 'litle' to 'little' in stanza beginning '"Spirit, I am of litle worth,"
5. page 203—added missing end quote at end of poem
6. page 205—removed extraneous double quote mark from sentence "Pooh! you green-horn!" said Jack Reeves,"
7. page 206—added missing single quote in sentence "...answered the skipper; so suit yourself"