bred snobs in this country is to
their lasting disgrace, and it is to be hoped that such stupid idiots
may live to see the day when they will bitterly repent their fool
actions.

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Transcriber's note:

Text in italics is enclosed by underscores (_italics_).

The use of quotation marks in the original does not conform
to modern standards, and many quotations were left unclosed.
Quotation marks were left as they appear in the original book.

The following misprints have been corrected:
"Isreal" corrected to "Israel" (page 5)
"Hamiltom" corrected to "Hamilton" (page 6)
"Calfornia" corrected to "California" (page 11)
"isssued" corrected to "issued" (page 12)
"million's" corrected to "millions" (page 22)
"Heintzleman" corrected to "Heintzelman" (page 23)
"company" corrected to "Company" (page 25)
"sitution" corrected to "situation" (page 25)
"amunition" corrected to "ammunition" (page 30)
"appetiate" corrected to "appetite" (page 35)
"asociation" corrected to "association" (page 40)
"supprise" corrected to "surprise" (page 41)
"Sweedish" corrected to "Swedish" (page 41)
"sergents" corrected to "sergeants" (page 41)
"journed" corrected to "journeyed" (page 44)
"in in" corrected to "in" (page 44)
"eneny" corrected to "enemy" (page 48)
"seige" corrected to "siege" (page 48)
"moistend" corrected to "moistened" (page 49)
"lamost" corrected to "almost" (page 51)
"barrow" corrected to "borrow" (page 53)
"company" corrected to "Company" (page 54)
"amutated" corrected to "amputated" (page 56)
"agian" corrected to "again" (page 60)
"company" corrected to "Company" (page 61)
"waa" corrected to "was" (page 62)
"Anteitam" corrected to "Antietam" (page 62)
"opportuity" corrected to "opportunity" (page 63)
"siezes" corrected to "seizes" (page 64)
"acinto action" corrected to "action" (page 66)
"bridage" corrected to "brigade" (page 66)
"dispargement" corrected to "disparagement" (page 70)
"Gettysbusg" corrected to "Gettysburg" (page 70)
"Symth" corrected to "Smyth" (page 70)
"heorically" corrected to "heroically" (page 71)
"Boliver" corrected to "Bolivar" (page 73)
"couln't" corrected to "couldn't" (page 73)
"interruped" corrected to "interrupted" (page 74)
"reconnoissance" corrected to "reconnaissance" (page 74)
"Junuis" corrected to "Junius" (page 75)
"calvary" corrected to "cavalry"