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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but lived only one week, after having endured amputation ofhis arm. Bounties had been offered in all the Northern States. NewYork was offering liberal sums to recruits. The new levy for300,000 men ordered in April had not been filled,and trouble was anticipated, as a draft had been threat-ened. But in Chicago no such fears disturbed her people. CHICAGO.
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184 RALPH IS IN EARNEST. Ralph found that city full of activity. Groups were gatheredon every street corner discussing the war and their hopes of itsprobable early ending. The South had suffered severely in lossof men and means, and so had the North. Many a family couldpoint to the ilvacant chair and lament the dear one who hadgone, never to return. Death had been busy at every firesideand the cruel war had wrought the havoc. But the spirit of patriotism was not dead, but burned morebrightly than ever, and those who had lain down their lives wereembalmed in the hearts of a grateful people. They fell in asacred cause, and their memories will live forever. Ralph walked through the streets with a hopeful step. Hehad won his mothers free consent to go to the front, but little did he dream how far from willing the consent THE DEAD NOT FORGOTTEN. sne na<^ spoken was. He knew, too, that herblessing accompanied him everywhere, and hewished he could see her now, and tell her how happy he wa

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