Sutler vs Thief

[Mike Serpa]

The 63d boys love Colonel Sprague; they are not exactly afraid of him, but many a one would rather be whipped, any day, than take a reprimand from him. For instance : several nights ago one of the men, instigated by the love of good eating, and not having the fear of God before his eyes, attempted to pinch, as they say in the 63d, a can of fruit at the sutler's tent. But, unluckily for him, the sutler saw him, sprang out of bed, caught him by the collar and took him prisoner. As soon as the sutler got hold of him he began to address him in language more forcible than polite. " You d — d thief, I '11 pay you for this ; I '11 take you before the Colonel, and, if I had my boots on, I'd take it out in kicking you."

" I'll tell you what," said the soldier, " I'll wait here till you put your boots on, and you may kick me as much as you please, if you won't take me before the Colonel."

Incidents of the war: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive, Alfred Burnett, 1863

Incidents of the war: humorous, pathetic, and descriptive : Burnett, Alfred, b. 1823 or 4 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

x p., 1 l., 13-310 p. 19 cm

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[Reconstructed Rebel]

Great looking book! The author states "The stories that I shall relate are no fictions, but veritable facts, to most of which I was myself an eyewitness." So I look forward to reading this, especially as he has a section on "Incidents of the Battle of Perryville."

 

[gary]

I could write a book like that.

 

[Reconstructed Rebel]

I could write a book like that.

Go for it. Future generations will thank you.

 

[gary]

Big Book of Useless Stories from Hystery.

 

[Reconstructed Rebel]

Big Book of Useless Stories from Hystery.

I love that title - seriously.
And the purpose of editors is to clean it up. You just need to provide the stories.