Identifier: bluegrayorcivilw00whit (find matches)
Title: 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
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: White, Annie Randall
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Contributing Library: State Library of North Carolina, Government & Heritage Library
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS members and Sloan Foundation

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he army werealways glad to purchase them at a good round price. Thenewsboy is ubiquitous. He is the product of the century, andwill never be shelved as are so many useful things. Their crieswere welcome to those men, who were anxious to know whateach day was bringing forth, and when^^-^^^-~^^^ one gallopedinto camp, two days afterthe battle of the Antie-tam with a bag heavilyfreighted with New Yorkdailies, he was surround-ed at once, and his stockrapidly melted away. Good news! flashedthrough the ranks as theyeagerly devoured thenews of the battle of Iuka,with Rosecrans at thehead. It was a daring at-tempt, Ralph read aloudto the eager group; theaccount says that theUnion forces attackedPrices men in a narrowfront, with ravines filledwith undergrowth, where it was difficult to maintain a foothold,with but one battery, and with hosts against them, three to one.Yet they swept down the enemy, and fought till darkness over-took them, and in the night the Confederates beat a hasty retreat.
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GENERAL ROSECRANS. GRATITUDE FOR VICTORY. 137 This news cheered the hearts of the boys in blue, and whilethey were giving vent to their joy in different ways, Ralphsheart was filled with a solemn thankfulness, for to him it seemedas if One above surely ruled their destinies.

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