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Copyright, 1888, by Samuel E. Cassino. 
 
THE TiN AW Or THE Poi^Ac, 
 
 OR, 
 
 A, KjNderqaftt^Of^AR 
 
 Walter 15 only eiqht Years old, vet already He Kf^oWs 
 
 ALL ABOUT THE GREAT WAR BETWEEfJ THE f-ioRTH AND THeJ 
 
 South, proh bull run to Appo^M; He ca^ TeLL You 1 
 Hov/ THE BATTLE of CfiANcfiLLOftSViLLE Was Lost M\)d 
 I HoW THJJATTLE Of QetIc^TYsbUrc, W\s WOfJ; H E 
 Has H 15 PET Heroes a^oi^ TH E cjeNeraLs, 
 AND HRS A < ^fer"LAiR IDEA, Of HOW A|\l ARM/ 
 
 15 FIAOE Up, DRILLED, fED, V\Q\lLD, A^D I^ANAQEO IfJ T^E HELD. 
 
 F|oW did He LearN ALL THjsM\ |\loT FRON books, TOR HE 
 
 qREAT READER YET. AND WoULD RATHER HEAR £^P^^^-Hl5 ELDER 5I5TE^ 
 F_fpe RCAD_aLolId about FLa>ie Fr^Z-Le THAf^ TO TARE THE TROUBLE to spELL 
 out THE Words bYH'^seLf " j ~^^~- "-~--^^_ 
 
The: TiN AwiY OrTH E PoTQMA c - 
 
 1-jE Le.^eo Hqv! war is made from pLA/iNQ WijH T^ 
 THAT ARE BOJcHT iN" TO/ stores. 
 
 I^ost or TH E5E soLdiers come erom Qer^aN/, Where 
 
 CAVALRY, AfJo ARTILLERY ARE TO 
 ALL THEIR ARMS aNd EQLlipfiENTS -*q 
 
 eVeN 
 
 iUppER 
 
 SOLDIERS, -THE KjNo 
 
 MANY T°Y 5 ARE: 
 be Had IfJ f^EAT 
 5, fLAQ5, caNNoNs, 
 res aLREAOY si^okjNc, WitH THE cook, AT 
 
 THE HJMY 
 
 Oh 1 what plIN " , ^^^^^yA / ALTE^R"^^^^^^^ i ^^^;7 = : ^S^I-Had With H' 5 
 soldiers, At PiRST He Had a co^paNY, THeN A "rexT^eFt. THeN A briqade.tHeN M^sTotf, f^Efi 
 A corps, aNd finally He Had the whole Arm/ or the Potomac. Op course I do N07 
 MEAN To M/ THAT He Had oNe H u 'Ndred tH 01 MNd Vtf soLdiers. It Was eas/ to pLaY> 
 THAT lacH MAH Was a regiment, AND 50 oNe Hundred meN Were EfJodqH TOR aHarI 
 BE5I0E5. there Was [n)OJ roo^ por more oN THE NUrsery tabLe. 
 
 Ao SOON AS A50LSIER WAS BROKEN OR SOILED. Sl^^HE W\S QlVcjsJ TO 'j\]Z. Re&ELs"a5 
 
The TiN AW Of The pojo^c. 
 
 THE SoilTW S0LDIEF1S WERE CALLED BY THE SOLDIERS AJsId PEOpLE Of THE [\!oRTH WljEfJ A 
 
 NeWbox op Troops came to W\Lter- Christmas or birtHdaY F^EiNfORCEfviEirJTs —jHey wfotf: 
 
 ADDED TO THE U^llOrJ AKM^- TH^S BOTH ARM<ES QREW LARQE. ONE DAY ^APA SAID THAT HE 
 
 WoULd 5Ho\a/ Walter Ho\V real ^ATTLis Were foUqHt. 
 "0^! qooDY/!" 
 
 pJov/, Papa kNeW NotHiNc about War except WHAT He Had Learned prom books aNd 
 Newspapers, for He Had been a Little boy H'^elLf AT TH E V^f op tHe cWiL War, bJt 
 
 THEN THE BOOK AND [^SPApER SORT Or WAR IS EVER, 50 ^OcH BETTER THAN REAL WAR, 
 
 aNd He kNeW eNoUcH tor tHe purpose. 
 
 The riRST BATTLE Papa called BdLL F\U|J, but AT THe SoUtH, He said, it Was call- 
 ed MaNassas. Bull Ru^ is a small riv/er iH MrgjN'A. oNl/apeW miles south or Wash- 
 
 llslQTON. Af*JD MANA55AS 15 THE NAME OP A RAILROAD STATION fJDJ TAR FROM THE riv/er. (NtHis 
 
 battle CeNeraL Mc DoWeLL Was the Head op tHe NortHerN AR^Y*. AN'd QeNeraLs 
 JoHNsT°[^ aNd BemJf\eqard Were ifJ comMANd op THE SoUtHerN ARMY Ce,NeraL I^c- 
 DoWeLL Had made a cood pLaN to tLaN^ THe Confederates, aNd AT F'RST H 15 TRocps 
 
The T'N A^mY Or THe °ayoM/\c. 
 
 did vtFtf WeLL,A[^d DRovt THcq^E.^Y b,\ck.,bJj (vjOP^E CONFEDERATES CAME UpO,\I THE FIELD, 
 
 AfJD sUddetisILV tH e LW soldiers tUr^ed AfJo iv\|J A^aY- Walter tH^lIgHt THAT BULL 
 RUfJ w'as a PT NAME ran TH'S BATTLE. r|E sgoH Leaded wViT AFLaM ATTACK is, aWo v/H/ 
 IT is THAT IT is so QfTcN TK IED - TH. C STREAM Was^IarroW^strir of dark bLUe S.'LesiaThe 
 
 BRIDGE ACROSS IT WAS bUiLT Of BUILDS 
 
 TREAT or General McDoWeLL's 
 
 MADE ipJ disorder, but tHe Cooped 
 
 did Not roi-Lovi/ Up tH^ f IF \ST VicjorY, 
 
 The re- 
 
 ME/\( Wa5 
 
 .ELATES 
 
 It was after tH 15 battle tHat tHe ArmV °f ''^^^i^lip^^fl'p^THE Po- 
 tomac Was borpJ. Ij5 r"VT BIC < BATTLE v/as ("airOaks. General Hc6L : e1I ; UN was fJoW 
 THc Gf^EAT MAN.AfJo Walter cHose tHe fi|\lE5T LooKjfJq of^tFricLR o|\l Horseback, THAT 
 He f-jAD-ANo ^Janed H'M General (L McCLeLLa^. OtHef\ Ge^e^aLs opJ horseback, 
 Were f^AIED pOf^jEH, l!|kJ|' SUr^ER^, Ff\AN>\Li|\l, KeYemNd Hjei^JtzeLhaH, F°^ 
 
 THESE WERE THE CE|\l-ir^_^#MlM%EKALs AT THE HEADS Of THE EWE CORPS THAT 
 
 MADE Up THE ARM/ AT -~T^^f9% . THAT TIME. 
 
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THeTiMwY Or THE Potomac. 
 
 THE SOLDIERS WERE Ifvl C7\K|p Ofvl TvVo SIDES Op THE CHlCKAHOH'NY R^ER U 5 TRip 
 
 Of Silesia), oVerWHicH 50i^e or THEI Wef;e bUiLdi^c; BRiDqEs(op coi^oH bUiLdi^c-block^) 
 
 OjHER M^N WERE THRQ^lNC Up BREASTWORKS: THESE CAN BE N|APE OF BLJlLDI|\Sq -BL0C<\5 JOO 
 
 THe CorJrEDEF^ATES, cdm^aNded bY^QepIeraL JqHNoToN. ca^e Up f\[\D ATTACHED TH C 
 
 ,R^Left WijjQk #^ THeV droVe this PART op THE MVTf BACK U^jiL 
 •«E®^8L*lhAv^|^^^/E oLd General 5uVuJer cai^e qUici\Ly o 
 ....... ..... .JSm\\j\\E: GHAPE^EBRiDQEW/THAPAnTOF 
 
 c-A^?$j£kl ^— -^AjiJQsl" «( ,. ^-J^&^Z****^! ' ' liar*' ''■''' e n 
 
 ^TirSEL^I^sS^^^BKS^ Second Corps- tHe bestaNd braVest 
 
 ^fPP°fcoi\PS ipJ ALL THAT bra/e ARilY, so V/aLter's 
 PAPA SAID -AND arrived JdsT i|\l TME TO saVe THE DAY \j W/\5 
 THeN Hear ELVcfsiijslG. THe Confederates Were stopped i^I tHeir ad^ce.aNdtHe pIe^t 
 NjORhJirJc. tHe/ retired THEIR General JoHpJsjopJ Had bee^ Wolfed ifJ tHis ba'TT l E-#) 
 Pro,m this ti^e rortH To THe epJd op the War tHeY Were Led by ClpIeraL Lee, a p|fe 
 
 SOLDIER AfJD A l/ERY ABL E NIAfvl. 
 
 THe fvJE/j piqHT Was at Caress N|iLL, op4 TRE' |\IoFVrH side op tHe CHiC^DMljJy River. 
 
THE T'N ARMY OfTHe Potomac. 
 
 GeNer/\L Porter, Who commanded the: right WijsIc of the UnioN ar^Y, arranged his me|y iN 
 THE ro^ or A Horse-sHoe.aNd THeY FoOcHT WeLL all oaY. lJNT'L THEY Were forced 
 
 BACK BY GREAT NUMBERS Of CONFEDERATES (fj A FIERCE CHARCE TOWARDS NiqH/T, Vv'fiEN' 
 THEY FELL back to THE riVer.aNd crossed it oUriNc THE NiQHT. BUYING T4E bridge after. 
 THEM This Was tHe beciNNiNq of TH^ famous "5e\/eN DaYs"of battle -a battLe every 
 DAY FOR A WHOLE WtEf\! 
 
 Walter Lii\ed the Last of these battles the best ofaLL-IMaLYerN \j\lL He await- 
 ed a P'Le of mi/sic books aNo ATUses to REF^EjJT^THitt^^^ %I|^ee sides or 
 
 HlLL.AND O^THE f^l^fV^^^^^^^^^^KBK? ^P^WEf^E TlN STEAMBOATS 
 
 WitH spooLs parted bLack fo 
 
 HeaYY qUfJs oj\J board. THe"D(JioiJ5. 
 
 As Walter called them, Had just got iNto THis fiNe position oN tHe HiLL.WtH their cJN- 
 boats at THE rear, v/heM the Confederates came \\\ sight doWN at THe foot of the 
 
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THc TiN /\(\MV Or The Potomac. 
 
 HiLL J\Efi began* THe music. One brigade after ai^tHer or Lee's army cHarced up tHe 
 
 SIDE Of THE piLE Of fihj BOOKS. AND WERE KNOCKED DOWN lN HEAPS BY J^C CLeLLaN'S AR- 
 
 TiLLerY. Boom! booi^i! boom! tVEffp THE fieLd batteries, aNd Boori! WeNt THe creat c.uNs 
 or tHe gunboats. The Confederates could ^Jot stand ilaNd retreated iNto THe Woods 
 AT TH e foot of THe HiLL. FfURRAH! HURRAH? sHoUt tHe "LifJioNs*' 
 
 Perhaps the Very next day the eLecaNt qE^ERAL oN Horseback WHo Has been" dasHiNg 
 AboiJt as McCLeLUM. is re^ed General Pope, because He Was ij\I comi^d at THe sec- 
 ond battle op Bull RurL which was worse than the first Bull FM. Aqa^ tH e cjjv/iori 
 
 soldiers retreat, ANd tHe'KebeL YeLL"is Heard LolId aNd shriLL. W\Lter does pioj 
 Like it Very WeLL, bUt He Wishes to HaVe everything Just as it ReaLLY Happened. 
 At about tHis time a battered^JI and HeadLess tiM HorsemaN is caLLed SjoNeWaLL 
 
 FOR THE CoNrEQERATEjyjlBROKEN SOLDIERS CAN 
 
 bUt of coUrse flffi** THEY do fioT Look 
 
 EST 1EN" 'Njft%#|L ARM/ ISAfJ OrflCER 
 AGO, AfJD, BElRc^-'XtsTLlCK ON" A BIT Of 
 
 Jackson, aNd does cre/it peat 
 BE mended With SEALifJq WAX 
 so Well One oftHet^QH- 
 Who Lost His fOOTiNG LoNq 
 
 '3 
 
IHe Tin Army Or TH^ Pojoniac. 
 
 cardboard ey sE^LifJq W/\x. Has sifvCE served as QcrJEF^AL (-[aNcock. 'H several caiipaiqNs, aNd 
 
 ENDED BY qOJfv/Q Ol/ER TO THE OTffER SIDE JO TARE CT|ARQE Df TH E A^T'LLt^ 
 
 THE BATTLE Of A^IETANI MA/ BE MADE VtRV INTERESTING- THE ST^ip Of SILESIA IS /\fljlL- 
 
 ~|Tam c^etk- At the Lett op the lH 
 
 | lOfJ ARMY a b R |DC e or bLoci\5 spaNs 
 THE S>wm, aMd at tHe riqHt THe 
 Water is SHALLOW, so THAT it 15 easy" 
 To Wade across. CeNeraL McCLeLLaN 
 5 AGA'M iN commaNd op the ArmY op 
 THE Potomac It is His tlM to AT- 
 TACH CeNeraL Lee.. Th'-s BATTLE ■ 
 piELo is rfsl MarYlaNd, /vioFiTH or THE 
 _ Potomac F\iVER,Afto ip Lee is^ot 
 beateN, He MAY capture WasHiNctoN. Baltimore, e\/eN Philadelphia Afio Nev\/York. It is 
 AN excit'NQ T'ME. Ho WoNder tHe "boYs i\\ blUe"pg.HT v/eLL AT ANTiETAM THE BATTLE 
 
 n 
 
THeT'N AhiV Or I He Potomac 
 
 becNs i|J TH's Way 1 Ce^eraL [po\€f\ and Ce|\Iefv\L SlI^e^k/itH tHli^ 1^ r of \° THE 
 cfjcek, at The f^gHT, CHAKQE The Co|Jtedef\aTE5,AI^ Df^ivt tHem bacj^ jo a Litt^c cfiu^cH 
 Near tHe ViLLage or SHarTsbiJ^c, QeNekaL Lee orjdersup mof\e me^J fROfl tHe F^icHT 
 op His aw^eak THE bridge. aNq ma^estHem change /M tHe:'^ t<-M.<so Hooker, an'o^Um/ 
 [Oek, WjtH THe'R ^EfJ. and The fpNTobcemeNTs THAT W L joined TlEriARE roRCED BAC(\A' 
 ca^ a par>t or The Way 7 Cenikal HcCLeLLaN sends moke men jo help, the/ advance a^A'N. 
 
 AND AGAIN ARE TORCED BACK; THE Gf\OIJN0 IS STREu'/\J WlTH DEAD ANO WbUf^DED P|Efi, AND HERE 
 
 oM The LlNiofl flight. 'N THE Woods aNd peLos.aNd ARoUrfo tHe Little cHlI^cH . tH e 0E5pea:atg 
 PGHTNT goes OfJ ALL oaV f^W WHAT is HAPPE-H'Kc AT THl other eNd or THE LiNT' EarLY/iN 
 THe day CeNe^al I^cCLeLLaN Has ordered General Bu^sioe to cross tHe bridge h/ijH His 
 corps I^stcao or ooiK so. General BlI^^sidl seNds a rtW ^ \j /\ jin|e jo j^y i y, aKd tHe 
 
 (^FEDERATES EASILY DRiW THEM BAC^ fi|\lALLY CeNE^L BU^SIOE Vv^ES dp. AND GOES AT 
 
 the bridge With- a rush, and gets His men' across, bUt by thistle tHe CoHtederates 
 have cot some relnforce^cnts. and t is too l ate to do njuch good the trco solders lle 
 down aNd sleep on tHe battle pieLd. aNd the Ne/t oaY Ce|\1eraL Lee aNo His a^Y Ketf^aT. 
 
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The T'NAwy Or The. Potomac 
 
 HaLt or ^1-1^5 Vf^rJ W\Y is mLLeq or, vVoU[\]de:d at The close op sucH a blood/ 
 
 bajjL: 5o^e v 
 
 The p^ (i 
 Ban'c! baNO 
 Laid low b/ 
 THc 5oLdiep,5^ 
 
 1ES THERE ARE Y^ER/fEW Co^FEE^gAJES LErj JO RETREAJ. 
 
 RATHER; Noisy, tor there is a ^ySlg^ARLr cdNsmNt \/ocaL 
 M4$. Boom' boo^' /\/vfo AT/f^^^Hor soi^e Tfl Hir,o is 
 Salter's BUsyptas. The c£toU Roar,cu;t THEIR. ORDERS, 
 ittPTOR /ELL A5 THE/ CO rORlVARD, CAPS 'N THE Lf/V/CS ARE TILLED 
 BV TH E R,ES^RyE5, THE T'OE OE BATTLE\RJ5ES A^D FALLS ; A^D AT THE E^O OF THE COMBAT BOTH 
 ARMIES /\f\L pici\LQ dp AN'o Pe/T AWAY |fj A BIC, Box o/sl THe SHELf. 
 (\W tHe fiNE CefIee^aL Who Has beepj] rM y*p ^ Lj^^pdsr be Named BiIf^Jside [of\/\ 
 
 SHORT WHlE W pLAVf^Q 
 TER. bu'iLdsaViLLace W/tH H 
 sharpshooter amoNc THE / 
 Lesia WHicH Has DOffc DiJjy 
 James eVer.,ApJd A^tieta 
 Hai^oci\ F^h/e^, \4jicH p 
 
 l6 
 
 TpLE OF rREDER.IC(\5BlJRCi,VvAL- 
 
 iLocks.aNd places Confederate 
 005E5.THE lIoEFlIL piece Of si- 
 iULL f\JfJ, THE ChiCi\AHOMifJY! THE 
 
 F\CEK,(^0\V BECOMES THE f^ApPA" 
 "REDER,lCl\SBllR.q Jhe Co[\JfE DERATES 
 
THdiN ARMY OfTHe Potomac 
 
 od&ip/ BREAsjwaps otfjAjfiLL bac{\^S or the javjfl. atJd tHe UiJiojJ a^mY is ort tHc otHef^ 
 sidR-e oi^il^EdE&JSi'rfiilfl Mmfo.£jaiNiXJ\iZ£ilDf{, QejvJer,aL B-side 
 
 TOCF^osstHe 
 He mlIsj blJiLd 
 
 jppnwiPT 
 
 :JOOO THIS 15 A 
 
 FAiti^E, because 
 
 bridces a^e KiS^i^gl^^^^^^^^W^^^^^^T^ SHA^PSHOOT 
 
 UjvJiorJ AKT'LLEFtf bombards mqlirftf^I, aS'^jis'^^^PtHe block HoOses 
 ALL jo Pieces, aN OPERATION WHicH WaLte^ coNdUct^^^^^^^,WitH C^AT DeLiqHT 
 ANo MlIcH Up^o/\F(, bUt it does Little cood,eo^ stiLL Lee's sHa^ooters Hide /yiOfJq T^ 
 
 '7 
 
The TiH ARMY Of THe: Potomac 
 
 riMs /\No fire AT THE br.idce-biIiloers. TH^N A T^W bfv\Ve nz\l saY THAT TH^Y WiLL qo across 
 THe: f^ivtR, i|\l boats f\[io DRIVE THE CoNfE:DE^ATE:s 0J7 op tHe ToWH. THE coders or sriALL o\//\L 
 
 flQ-BOAES MAK.E QOQD BOATS. T|E lEfJ JuYf OfJ BOARD 
 
 Half or then are shot before the/ reach tre 
 
 bUttHeY QOOfJ.A^yiTH A CHARGE a[Jo LoUO 
 DRivt tHe sharpshooters avAY. so THAT 
 
 BRIDGES CAN BE BLilLT. f-f Up.f^AH '• THE BRIDGES, 
 FINISHED AT L A5T, AND TH e R E5 T 0rB(J^5IDE5 
 ES ACROSS l|\JTO THE RLllfJED JOVJfi. J\fOV/ CDI^ES 
 PART Of THIS DREADFUL BATTLE. L[Je AFTER 
 FELLOlVS MAF\CH BRAVELY OUT OF i%DERJCK,SBllF$ 
 
 aHd safe ifJ tHfir b^e/\stWoj^5 oH tHe H'LL. fire 
 
 THE HiLLside w'itH THe: dead. 
 "OH 1 dear,! "saYS Walter, "are tHe F^ebeLs aLvAYs qoi^To beat? 
 SoorJ it is pLAH THAT IT l5 or No ^ 5L J° ^ASTE more LiVes ij\I tH^ ATTEMPT TO TW 
 
 AfJD ROl/V ACROSS. 
 
 Pl/rtHfrsiqe, 
 
 cHeers.tHeY 
 
 HoiVtHe 
 ARE ALL 
 ARMY MARCH- 
 THE 5ADDEST 
 Li(\Ie oppifJE 
 '3^1 ^SOLDIERS, s/vIUq 
 
 ; aHo heap 
 
ThlTjN Af^t DrTHt Potomac 
 
 NjarYe's HeicHT- aNd the LJHioN forces F^iiMrJ to the MortH baMk or the Kappahan'^ock, 
 
 DEFEATED. 
 
 AfTER, THIS BATTLE, CeNERAL BEDSIDE'S PLACE IS TAKEN BY ' FqHT'MQ JoE HoOKER',' /\flO 
 
 UrJDEK His com^aNd the battLe or CraNceLLoasi/iLLe is fdiJqHT- Several or THE corps 
 Wade across tRe FvAPidaH K^cr aNd get Af\OLl[\lD tHe Left FUl^K °r Lee's ARi^lY before He 
 flow's What tH^YARC aboiIt. BUt. WHEfJ tH^Y HA^e oo|\!e TH's.f of; some Fp$ati,flo ojs/r 
 KjJoWs WHAT, GpJciv\L Hooi\cr HALTS His i*pl. aNd HA s THEM TALL back i^to tHe Woods ^ca^ 
 THE RivtR, WI^ere THEY caNHot see tHe EfJEMY, Nor lIse tHeiR. biq CAMofJs. 7H IS Q'^ets 
 Lee a fiNe chance to stride a quick. bLdW. He is always ready to take advantage of His 
 Foe's mistakes. At o^ce He se|\Ids StoNeWaLL JacksoN a(^d His Large corps bYa Lo|\1q roiIjJd- 
 ABOlIt WaY TRRolIqH THe Woods, to fLaNk. Hooker's AR^lY Jackso^I aNd His i^epJ MARCH Very 
 FAST. THEY STEAL AROo^o tHe RiQHT OF THE U(\lio|y| Li|ic, AfJo SUDDENLY, WitHoUt WaRI^c,, 
 THEY charge furiously oft tHe f l afK aHd rear op General Howard's LIe^eNtH coi^s.aMd 
 seNd it rLy'if^c ifJcREAT coNfilsioN towards tRe centre. Not T'LL dark, do TRe M E I\I OP 
 Howard's corps stop rUiWq.A^o pioT till dark are THe Confederates checked i|j 
 
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ThcTiNAwv OeTre Potomac 
 
 TME'R, PURSUIT AT TH 15 T'ME JAC\50fJ IS WOUNDED, ij 15 1-)IS LAST BATTLE AFTER AI^TH- 
 ER DA/ Or HAKO r'qHT'Nc,. GENERAL fjOO^ER TAKES HIS AKIIf' BACH, ACROSS tHe: F\AP1D/\N, 
 
 and f^ettDrNs to His ca^p NotH'Ng is caiNeo. aNd MANY me:^ HaVe BEErJ killed, WoUNded, 
 or CAPTURED BY THE Confederates. Who YeLL for Jo/, aNd feeL so braVe NoWtHAT 
 Lee resoLVes to invade tTje: NortH 
 
 WaLtef^ THJNK 5 THAT THE battle op Cett/sb^q is tHe besj BATTLE op THe wHole 
 War He is WeLL posted as to ALL the e\/eNts op tHe first, second aNo third daYs op 
 THis QREAT PQHT. aNd ofJE daY WHe[^ His UNcLe JohM spoitf opsone prie^Id Who Was Wod[Jo 
 ed at Gettysburg, What Was His surprise WheN Walter, asked "Was it oN tHe tHiro 
 
 daY ; " 
 
 For THE fiRsy da/, A^LLace op bUiLdi^g bLoci^s is sej Up, also a coLLece oN 
 
 A H'LL f4EA.R BY. aNd A small stream beYoNd it THe best-LookipIg mN 'N THE 
 
 UrJiopJ ARMY is picked ouT To persoNate Cei\IeraL (ReYpIoLds.tHe commaNd- 
 
 ER OP THE flRSJ CoRfS, AT'D W HERO OP THE DAY LEPRAE M^ADE, WHO NpW 
 
 is at THE Head op tHe Arm/of TH r - Potomac, is Not present, but Ce^-% 
 
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"orp or the cavalry. ai^Id General Howard or the Lxev/eHtH Corps, 
 J_ittLe later,, QeHekaL HaHcoc^of the SecoHd Corps, are oH 
 
 lEj'CHT 1 ^ ,5 5 HARP aNo Lin/eLy' CJettY'sblIr.c, is ifi pEfJfJ- 
 JiA.yoU kNovV.aNd, asv\tAN"PETAM i|J NIarYUHd. 
 ,§gotf sleH bY tH^ SoUtHe^ f^EZjvl 
 
 FicHf 
 
 MOKE BRAVeT 
 
 oH THEIR oWN soil 
 
 THAM THE/ DO tyl THE ^^If^* 65 *^^^^ 
 
 Woods a,Md STAMPS The Heroic RektJoLos is 
 
 shot oead. but THE stObborNNess With Which Hls Troops' 
 
 THEIR GROUND ASTONISHES THE CoNrEDERATES.OlO ARE FROti HOLlRTO H«M RECElViS 
 
 KEiNroFvCLNEHTS ByaNo bv'e Howard's corps comes Up To H^Lp ReYNoLds' meN aHd BlI- 
 
 fORD'S CAVA'-RYMEfJ; BUT LATER ST'LL IfJjHE DAY MORE CONFEDERATES ARRIVE IfsJ S JcH 0$O$ 
 
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The Tin Army Or The Potomac 
 
 THAI THE ^M Troops are obLiqed to fall ba(a thpvOlJqh the Village aNo Jp o^to Genie tl 
 rY FjiLL beYoMo tHe \ALLace He^e Ce^eraL HaNcoc^ meets them a^o aFv^Nges them \\i r\ 
 strong New Lii\Ie DiJripJc the Night aNo the Next mori^c; the: rest or the Akmy or the 
 
 pOTON]AC CONIES Up 
 
 .f~OR THE SE'cofvlD daY, A HiLL op MlIsic bouh;s is bUiLt JO represent Little r\odfJo Top, AT 
 THE Left of THe UfJiofJ Li|\Ie Tie haNdsome man oN H° p sebackjs to be called Ce[\J- 
 
 ef^al Sickles, commander of THE 
 AQAlN ISTERRIF'C LoNQSTREET's 
 ATTACKS Sickles' corps With 
 orchard. THE Wheat fieLo, 
 T^OL^D Top ARE fULL op dead 
 ■G|CK,LE5' NJElvl ARE PRESSED SLoW 
 tvtRY INCH Of CROLl^D. TO aL/Hl 
 :S)TioN, WLfERE.ATfJlC.HT, THEY 
 THaH ever, WHAT With THe re- 
 
 Third Corps ThefiQHT 1 ^ 
 Larqe Confederate corps 
 PlIriolIs cHARC.es The peach 
 Deal's De/\I, aNo Little 
 
 AflO WoUrJDED OF BOTH SIDES. 
 
 L/back.ficHt^c Hardo\/er 
 iN THE REAR op THEIR fiRST po- 
 test 0[\i THEIR ARMS. STRONGER 
 iNFORCEML^TS seNt TO THEM. 
 
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THeTN /\rmY Or THe: Potomac. 
 
 As soofJ as TH E Y A^ DorJE riQHTiNQ popTHE DAY, tHe: BATTLE breaks odf aff^esH ovfeR^ 
 THe FviQHT. AT Culps HiLL.WHe^E Ce|\Ier/\l SLocUm's JvVeLftH Coi^ps HoLoa aLi^e or 
 BREASTWORKS ifJ tHe Woods. The CoNeedepates capture sarin or THese Works, bl/t ear- 
 ly THe Next tio^iflq tHe/ A^c DRivtpJ odj of tHeH- 
 
 0^ tHe TH lp \° AN D l/ \ 5 T DAY, General Lee orders a great caNi^Made. Bgom! boom! 
 Booif lj is THE 1°st deaeeNiNc; packet op JH E War. THe AK see^s pULL or rL^/ffej 
 ■oHcy a.Ho sHeLL. THe Confederates Ha/e °Ne Hundred aNd fiFTY qUpJs aj Wof^k,, jI-je 
 lipoids Nearly opk hundred The firiHq is kept dp U/sfTiL tHe Confederates tH'NK THe/ 
 Ha\/e silenced THe UfJioH BATTERIES: aHd tH l N conjes THE Last aNd nosy pamolIs act 
 ifJ THE Qq-TYSBURq DRAMA. KNoW/vl as Pickett's charge, ^is is a STROfiq ATTACK, OF 
 THE p^est soldiers i|\IiTHe 5oJtHep v N ARMY" UpoN tHe Centre op the UixJiopJ Lijvle 
 o^J CemyterY Kidqe.HeLd bY Hancock's spLtplDiD oopps. JHe CofvlpEDEpATCS DO 
 THEip best, bUt T3 No aA'L; TH^Y ARC ALL cltt TO Pieces, aNd it is THe cosiest 
 depeat Lee's awY Has eVer r^T WijH, pop tHe reLd isstrew^ v/itH tHeiP dead 
 ANo Wounded, MANY op them ape TAKEN prisoners, seYepaL op tReir QE^eraLs 
 
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The T'N /\r^y Or Tht Potomac 
 
 Af\C jsiLLED, AND APTER THIS DRLADPllL FAILURE LEE H/\3 ivJDTH'N'C TO DO BUT RETREAT TO 
 'He .SOUTH. Nev'er to iNVade: the North auaiM Hurrah 1 HUrraH-' for Gettysburg! 
 
 oN a blaca House . With such a PROUd W Wtw, it /5 Qf^ANT. 
 
 is now the" He ^6 The WiLderNess caiipaiqN is /\bol)t to be 
 A NeW bo/ ot'iNTANtrY HAs'beeN brolIcHT Hoi^e:. a[\Io ALL 
 
 READY BUlLDlNC BLOCKS ARE lN DEMAND POR, BREASTWORKS; 
 
 LoNc LiNes or soldiers NoW fact oNe aether,, F'QHT'Nq 
 CedLY AT cLose quarters. pJoW qaiNiNq . N°vv/ Losijv]q,sE[JDifJq 
 or Wounded i[\l aMBlJLaNcls to THE REAR, receive; reiN- 
 |^N|Ei|\lT5 CONSTANTLY, aNd aLWaYs KEEpiNo bUoY. 
 the \mY or the Pojo^ae PQHT S 'Ts Wat 7 
 doW[vJ rf o ? "5pottsYL^\Nia. 'N TH^ nosy deadLY caMPA'QN op „ 
 
 THE War Here is tHe saLieNt assaulted by HaNcock's qaM-/\Nt corpsTi 
 ANd HeLd so desperately THRolIqH oNe WhoLc day' THAT THE dead Lie iN. 
 Hears, Apio QREAT TREES are cUt oou/N by THb stor^I or bULLcjs So tH 
 
TH E TiN AW Of The Pojom^c 
 
 ARMY m/v\es its Way/ 5oJtHv\Mds, Across rivers /\|to tHROOqH Woods, to Colo Harbor 
 
 Gharqe:'" say's W\ltek./\|\Id THe Veterans fjlIsH forward, ojJCYto LeaVe THodsAfJos op 
 K'Lled, ai^d To be seateN back prom TH E strong Confederate breastworks /Vow/ QraNt 
 Aj\lo His AHMY'jAK.E Jp tH e inarch AQAiH Af^ D AT Last cross tHe Ja^es RiVer to besiege 
 Petersburg. 
 
 f\ [Jew 1 box op CAVALRY - HAS BEEN GiVeM to V^Ltefv Afto tH e QALIj\NT PH il SljEfV- 
 daN appeals at TH^ Head op His Troops The wa/ ifJ WHicH yhfis fier/ piqhTER FACCs 
 UpofsJ "fHe: pooP| Confederates at TH e battCe op fTvtfoFy^s aCw|ost na^es W\Lter 
 
 P'T/ TH e \A/OF<isf 
 
 qivts His ejsIemY N 
 Lee is retreat^c 
 THe eNd of tH 
 army is Helmed 
 surrender 
 
 Walter's favorite' 
 
 oUt "JoHNfJ'Es" NoW 
 
 P^icHnofJD 
 
 After h% 
 
 CraNt forces tHe pqHT'NQ.ANd 
 
 iSTAKEfJ 1 Pptef\5BUf;c; istake.|\I! 
 SheridaH 1 F\U[\I Hjfi doWN! Ah'. 
 war, Has come at Cast, fop? Lees 
 ifj 0|\f ALL sides, ajJd forced to 
 HiKraH FOR Qra^T 1 
 : ^l£RALs ARE CraNi SfW^. 
 
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The Tin Afw Of The Potomac 
 
 Sheridan. HaNcoca aNd 7horiAi> ht Has maul dtHelr campus besiols those or THE Army- 
 0[ The Potomac He has capped foHT Do|\lELsoN.FOilqHT THE battles of CjHiLoH. Wwes 
 
 60^0 CHlCt\AMAOCA. A^E)N^5H\/iLLl AS^OLTCU foFq flbHEH, BE SIECEO V/iC^BUf^Q, F^UfJ By* tHe 
 
 rofvrs below/ New Orleans, cAip 
 hied tHe Hciqhts or Luo^oUt ' L 
 t^JDLJjviTA'N AND N] |55| °^ ^dql.aNd' 
 ACCOMPANIED ShTW^ c^e:/\T' 
 
 ahmy "rom Atlanta to the sea' jL= 
 
 fTME EOF^S CAN BE BLllLT of BLOCL..., 
 
 Which come in a cheat variety of 
 
 SHAPES. aNd WitH THiN bOt Large 
 
 BD0i\5. of WHicH to construct ^dON 
 
 AifJs. silcH BATTLES as those about 
 
 |\IOOqA MAY BE MADE V/ERY piCTUf^ESOUE 
 
 THOM ACTIVE CAMPA'CNs. CAMP LIFE is OCCASIONALLY RCFRESHiNC ThE PLANS OF COMlNC CAMPA^S 
 
 Asa heLie 
 
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The Tin Army Of The Potomac 
 
 OF COURSE MUST BE DISCUSSED BY THE FUNERALS 1^ THLlF^HLADQj/\RTE_f^5. /\(Jo THE EXPLOITS OF 
 SplES A(\JO SCOUTS HAY 7 BE ACTED Oil] THeN THERE ARE LoNC MARCHES TO 6E IMAGE THROUQH THE 
 EfJE^Y'S COUNTRY. AD^CES. RETREAT^ DEMONSTRATIONS aNo E\/ERY KiNd Of STRATEGICAL 
 MOVEMENT RAIDS ARE ^ADE BY THE CA\/aLhY FOR THE piJRPOSE OF DE5TR,DY! ( \Jq CONFEDERATE 
 RAILROADS, BRlDQES, AND STORES, f\fip THESE LEAO TO i^aNY EXCISE AD\/eMtlJREL5 Tf-jERE ARE 
 MANY CASES OF PERSONAL BRAVERY. ANO S0N|L A^LlSlNc INSTANCES OF COWARDICE 
 
 FOR HOSPITALS, BARRACKS, 
 s^aLL PAPER, boxes Laid OfJ 
 qooo EftoUcH TeeNt- 5 <W 
 
 OF BITS Of PASTEBOARD qLUED ANT 
 COHERED WRITE PAPER, JP|E /-(LA,D - 
 
 charters nr the chief gcNeraL 
 
 MAY BE N1ARNEQ BY A FLAG, -A BIT OF PA~ 
 
 PER PAINTED TO REPRESENT THE STARS \^Q STRIPES, aNo QLclED ON THE TP OPA 
 
 EfJ tootHP'Ci\ wTpcH sUr,moUNts the teNt 
 
 2/ 
 
The TN AWY °F The: Potomac 
 
 It i5 easy To TELL WHAT sort or kjejvJ the ceNtRALs are from THEIR talk,, CiV\rJT. ro^ir'sr^cE. 
 SAYS v'ERy LittLl but is always or;der;iNc ATTACKS, is qr,(M, ooqqED, ai^QResollIte !-|/\^cock, rides 
 
 THe HEAT or e-attLc aNd calls His me[\I "boys" WHicH NeVep^ 
 dlIce b,ol!Nd5 op cheers Whej^J Lee se[\Jds roP\JACi\5ori,^fJo tHe. 
 He/\ds #T°^tHer,J|*THere is m'ScHef afoot, AfJ° THe"Uj\]io|\]5" 
 be |M g^ JHl f^oUqhlv Handled Thomas is /\ MAN of few 
 n|e:i\I ^^SA^^fe L0l/f: H ( M. aNd He makes THei pgHT Well 
 
 VolIs SS^Ps^ftgs?-^,-, plJLL or e^ercY, a COMMAND iN 
 
 /ALO^C tHe LlhlE 
 FAiL 5 70 pf^o- 
 jvVo pjy tHeiR 
 AKe" LlKlLY to 
 WOR.DS.Bl)T H |S 
 2>HERMAH !5 ^f\ 
 
 WHOM Hi5ME(\l ^Ha^/e the latest confidence BUt tHe idol or THE AfW, TH E 
 Peerless hero of the CAVALF\y. the Hard Hitter aNd LoUq sHoUter., the modern Alleles 
 iH fiqHT. l5 PhiL SHEBffDA^ He '5 ev/erYWHere AT 0|>1ce: . f^oa^iNq out Hoarse commands. 
 TEARi^Q TO A^d FRO oN ABic bLack CHARCER, APPEALiNc T° His TROOPER jo K/LL aLL tHe 
 RebeLs, to sWeep THe rascals prom tHe face op tHe earth, A^d ^HeN T HappeHs THAT 
 THE CAVALHY ARE Hard pressed aNd seem Likely to cet THE Worst op it. He pluses to 
 
 THE FRONT IfJ PERSON, AND STRIKES J£Bf\OH, TO THE HEART Of THE FOE BY THE ^OLEltE AND 
 
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jHt: TN A^Y OF The: Pojon]/\c. 
 
 SUDDENNESS Of H'S CHARQE. /\sLlC,HT MH /\CCEfJy ADD5 ^LlCH TOTH ezes T OFH'S 0R,DEf\5 AfJo 
 
 His Appc/\Ls. TH E N ThEpE is LoplqsTpEET, Who is rather c/\REfUL /\Nd quoded, bl/j ooqqED 
 EfJoUqp AI^D HAPD TQ DRiVe WHEfJ OfJcE EfJqAQED ifi BATTLE, AI^o StlIaPT. THe briLLia^T 
 Confederate caALrY cHiEFTAifJ. WHo PERFORMS PRODiqiES Of VaLOR fOR, ^iS side. WaL 
 TEr Has a Very qood idea or tHe Wttf \ft WtycH-EACH op(e op these cjE|\Ierals WoiIld-be 
 Li^eLY t° °o TRilte. 
 
 |\IoW THAT TH e ciViL Wap Has beep! exacted bY tHe T 1 ^ A^iesjt is \\i of^def^ to i|\J- 
 v/e[\It ideaL battles, aNd r'QHT THEfl o^T TO THEiRLoqiCAL conclusions. THe ArnY of 
 THe Potomac is organized ofJ ^ ideal basis, WitH GkaHt ifJ coi^ai^d. four, copps op ipl- 
 
 PA^W l^DER 5H.E^/\JSI, f-JAI^CDCK, TH°MA 5 Af^ D ^EDqu/lCK RESPECTIVELY; a CAVALRY COf^pS 
 
 UplDER 5He^d/\|J; ai^Id ^ A^TiLLerY copps UfjQER hjJpJy. Jilsj TH'NK WHAT MIQHT Ha^/e bee^J 
 do^e if tHe real ArmY of TH e Potomac- Had aLWaYs Hao slIcH Leaders' 
 
 The /\rmY of NlopvrhEf^N WfwiM Has Lee if] com^aNd. WitH THPEe cof^ps or i^taHt^Y. — - 
 
 Lo^stpeet's, JACt\so[\J'5, aNd hjiLL5,-A copps op c/walrY, SMART'S,— aNd THe APT iL LepY 
 IS DIVIDED AWQ TH E M- 
 
The ~]\tt ArmY Of THe Potomac 
 
 The UfJiofj iNf aNt KY \Pf fJoT All aLjj^ 
 
 I0[SJ 2£ TAWlC, AIM , Th 0fv lAS'5 ME[\J AREyjj 
 e/clLLe^tLY) WijH TH eiR * 
 
 QEF\S, |-|/\^C0Ct\*5 ME[\1 ARE 
 OEDqWlCK'5 MEN ARE l|\j Ab^ 
 
 A^ 
 
 m 
 
 ' THOMAS'S. #TH 0lJ ^H 
 SEVERAL SIZES A^D STYLES ^Sw.TK^i 
 
 TALL.fi^E meH i [J R,ed c °ATs^Y^l ; 
 
 ARE MOLJrlTED 0[\! T+jE H0R5Eo L ^~%~ 
 
 THE qdtJs ajJd caissons, OTHERS beiHq 
 THE qUrls There are field batteries 
 
 5h|EF\MAfJ'S I^EfJ ARE l|Sl 
 
 :J march iNQ (aHd KEEipiMq 
 Muskets over. tH eif \ 
 ^cHARQ^C; WitH ba'/oNets. 
 same. ATTITUDE 
 THEIR J U- 
 
 fER^ErJr Tie 
 
 LE'f CREV\/ 
 
 artillery, 
 
 some 
 THAT 
 o^ foot, readT^T " 
 
 ofJffiWH ^ 
 bf 
 
 T^AfslD FIRE 
 
 jHAT te^BATERiES or LiqHT Q^H 5 WHicHa^e 
 
 EASILY MOVED ABOUT, ANO HEAV/f QU|\!S, FORlJsE lN r(jF\T5.0B, pof^ BOMBARDIERS 
 
 Ao fOR THE CoNrEDEf^A]T ARMY, IT '5. AS I SAID. MADE Up TO SOME EXTENT FROM THE 
 
 ?o 
 
The TiNAjviV °r The Potomac 
 
 sdmcvVhat WofuJ Rcm^aNT^ or porter, UpJiopJ divisions Lee's mei\IWere reaLLy rather RAQ 
 qeo The \/etef\aNs or LorJqsT^ccT's corps are all i|\J tHe posiriofJ op"charc,e bayonets'". 
 
 BUT THC BARRELS or THEIR N1U5KET5 ARE riOSTLV BROl\E|\l Off fllLL'3 MEfJ ARE LITTLE pcLLOwS 
 
 si-joULde^iNg aj^ms. aNd orJ the i^iakcH' JacksoinI's meN AR.psoLio,HEA\/Y. leadepI Veterans. 
 most op Whom Ha^e lost TH^ ih \ Heads. blIt keep Dpi picJiTiNc jlIstas WeLL w'itHdUt THem< 
 
 IN tHe lInioN a^mYaLL tHe qeNef\aL5, pf\om QraNt eioWN to tH e briqadiers. ap\e 
 IAR.QE aNd comeLY MEpI Well molINTed Ipl THE other, ARMY oNU Lee aNd His statp Have 
 Horses LoplqsTREEp is ArooT. braNdiMjiNc, His sWord perpetlIaLLY L|iLL is aLittLes 
 
 lfJsiQHlflC/\NT MAN JaCK^SOH 15 A OiqNjQED W) ERECT- TH 0L,c iH BATTLED. PEOESTHIAN.- 
 THE same PERSopJ WL|0 was 0f\lcE jSL^A PWNeNt LlfJiop! SEVERAL, BY THe waY- He 
 mUst be Like tHe p amolIs Or ff^ €K ^ 11 lN THE 5"|W. Who. by DRi^iflq a cektA'N 
 medicine, Was able po cHaHqe Jg| HiMscLf i|\Ito somebody eLse 
 
 All the battles THAT WJ\l ff/\ TERS SOLDIERS ARE made to PQHT FHf;m a pakt 
 op THE History op OUR ciul[^Y^j|j|WHicH e\/erY American bo/ oUqht To K.N0W This 
 KiNde^arteN op War also TEACL7nTH^50MET!f|\lc. op QEOCRAPHY WPjicLf MAY BE vtRfdSEfiJL 
 
 y 
 
"Pit T'N AW Or The Potomac 
 
 W\Ltef\ i\pJoWs THAT WAR. is /\ crUeL /\f^o sad T^'Nq . AND THAT IT |S AQREAT sirJ jo 
 N|/\KE War. |\IeedLessLY, blIt He jHiNks THAT THere \f\£ t^es vV^ea/ tHef^l 15 NoTHiNq 
 Left TO be oo|\!e bUt ,T° PQHT WHeN THAT Time coriES.HE beLie^/es iN ,maK'Nc a 
 gooo Job of it He HAS Leaded to ad^RE the coUraqe , the patieNce.tHE eNdUraNce 
 AjslD ^kU|^sELfi5HrJEss of THE qooo soLdie^. These v/if^jlIes are JiIst as^Dch Needed 
 
 \[i peace. PERHAPS, as iN War., bUt WHATEVER aWare5 tHe Lovt orjHEr^ l|\l A LITTLE BUY is 
 AQOOO PLaY 
 
 Besides -WHo sHaLL say THAI THERE may Not come at'^e WHE[\I the |\Iatio|\J WiLL 
 Meed the aid of tHe boys WHo are fJoW pLAY'l^ AT Wi^fC ^AR With T'N soldiers' Th,e 
 
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The T'N ^MY °r Th E Poton|/\c 
 
 MOKE THEY «,fJOW or THE History or THE United States, aNd or WliAT HAS beeH DO^E 
 for TH E FUG, THE ^\opf the/ WiLL LoVl TH& |F \ oWjvl COUNTRY, aNd TH e R,e/\dier, THE/ 
 Will be to UpHoLo aNd oefeNd the ho^or or the great Nat iq M fof^ iVhich 50 i^ydv 
 KdbLe Lin/es Ha^e BEErJ qLadLy Lad qowtJ 
 
 ^ 
 
 53 
 
m*t TNc H *r& w$mm®M, 
 
 ,-h 'I, ' 
 
 
 M 
 
 
 si 
 
 s&m 
 
 INFANTRY Foot-soldiers 
 
 Cavalry. soldiers otj horseback 
 
 ARJ^LLER^- Soldiers with c/\tJHofJs 
 
 A*V1S. CllfJS, 5W0RDS. REVOLVERS CAfJ^s.ETC 
 
 CHAHC,EF\ A.War-Horse ThETEW 
 
 15 APPLIED fiOT TU WAR- 
 Horses QENE.fWLLY.BUT T n 
 THE HORSES RIOOEN BY Of 
 
 eicers oN active hiLitv 
 RY DUTY. 
 
 TK00PEFL5 Cavalrymen 
 
 CAlSSOfJ AWaqoN iN Which THE 
 -shot aNo shell &c. of the 
 artillery are carried 
 
 ife. I EQUIPMENTS Clothes. blasts. kWsacks. food. teNts.wawMs, houses, etc 
 
Wf?aJ Tr^ H&rc| Wore},} M^i?. 
 
 Company. 
 
 F\EC^E(\lT 
 
 Brjcaoe. 
 
 DiVISIONI 
 
 CQBiPS. 
 
 0|\JE HUNDRED NjEfJ l/jvJoe:f\ a CAFTAN 
 TeN companies, or aboUt o|\Ie tHolIsan'o 
 r-ltrJ, lWder rcoI_o|\IeI 
 Three or foiIr f\eoimejvIts(-5/\V THREE of < 
 FoUr THoUsaNd meN) JrJDER a Bricaoier 
 General, 
 
 TWO OR THREE BRIQADES(OR Sl)( JO fl»/eL\/E 
 
 THoUsaNo meN)U(0der /\|V|/\,Ior- General. 
 (A French Woro WHicH mean's 4 bodY)TWo 
 ortHRee oiYisiofis, or TWqJ-rYT THIRTY of} 
 Foray tHoUsaNd meN.UjJderAcorps corf 
 ^A|Joer A corps 15 the Latest s ooy ofscl 
 •diers-sHort op THE Whole AR'-lY The C^er 
 AL at THE Head op aN army picks ol)t THe 
 best op His qtflEF^Ls to commaNoTHe corps 
 Sometimes tHe corps are Named AFTER, 
 
 FfelNrWEl- 
 
 civil War. 
 To rUrJty 
 
 COfj£EDE 
 RAT^S. 
 
 THeir commanders, and sometimes tHeY 
 
 ARE NUMBERED. JHIS WORO IS PROfJolWCED as 
 
 if it Were spelled ror. 
 
 FRESH TROOPS ADDED TO THE ARMY 
 
 A WAR BET^/EEfi pEOpLE Of TRE-MME COlI|J- 
 
 TRY 
 
 To mov/e AROdNo THE e|4d or THE e^emY's 
 Li|\Ie, so as to c.et i|J His rear. I|J almost 
 vkni battLe oN e side tries to flaNr the 
 OTHER SIDE. 
 
 THE SOLT]"HERf<J PEOPLE T^'ED TO SEPARATE 
 
 THeir States FROM THE fJoRTHERfl States 
 AND TO We A NeW COUNTRY Of THEIR ow/W. 
 caLLed the Confederate States op AmeR 
 
 % 
 
W^tTtyiHaj'cJ Worcjs M^ao?. 
 
 ic/\.T^EY CALLED THEIF\ SOLDIERS CONFEDE- 
 
 | 
 
 WlJvJC, . AH ARMY is qe^eraily so arrayed as 
 
 RATES,/^ THE [^0F\TH Ef \K PEOPLE CALLED 
 
 To Ha/e a centre aNd tWd WiHqs-tHe 
 
 THEM Rebels, bUt amoMtHe soloierstHeY 
 
 RiqHj ArJo Left Wl[Jqs. At THe battLe 
 
 Were called "Johnnies," "JoRNNY Rebs.," 
 
 OF TAIH Oa'ks tHe Left Wi/slq of TH e 
 
 "CpaY3ACKjs','aiJd OTHER sLaHR Hames 
 
 ArmY QF THe Potomac Was atT^eo by 
 
 f^ETRMI To MoVe aWaY FROM THE e^Ieiiy THere 
 
 THE Confederates, aNo APART of THE 
 
 are seVera l OTH e P ^opos TO DESCRIBE fJEAp- 
 
 riqHT \A/i|vfq weHt di/er to HeLp T : 
 
 LY THE SAMETHif^L: TO RETIRE, WITH DRAW 
 
 F\E5EF\\/E5. Soldiers kept AT THE rear iN A b ATT l e 
 
 op, FALL bach THE i^eN Who RETREAT ipl c, 000 
 
 ready to be 5E Nt t° tH e fr o Nt T q HELp 
 
 •••order, AP E isfoj aLWays beateN- To "fall 
 
 WHENEVER THEY MAY BE REEDED. 
 
 BACK,"qEfjERALLY MEAflsTO MOVE toWaros 
 
 SHAHPShTOT 
 
 THE REAR WITH FACES TOWAROS THE FRONT- 
 
 ER5. ME.tdsKjLL.ED iflsHoojiflq/'QaoD shots" 
 
 As A PlJLe, THE ARMY WHicp ffis/^ccs orstaYs 
 
 BREAST- 
 
 WHERE IT 15 AFTER A BATTLE IS RECORDED AS 
 
 WORKS. LiNes op treses or rifLe-pits WitH 
 
 HA^irJc; vJofi A Victory, aN d THe ARMY Which 
 
 EARTH THR ow/ H "JP °H -Ot-JESIDE /\s a PRO- 
 
 -RETREATS IS CONSIDERED BEATEfJ 
 
 JECT^ PROM THE ENEMY'S P^ E ' 
 
 77 
 
Wr^t T^ Harc[ Worcjj H^&jq. 
 
 TO 30N|B/\RD. T° ATTACK With bombs. Which are if^I 
 
 JO CA^Y To CAPTURE . To TAKE Bf force 
 
 SHELLS fiLLEO WijH PoWder so i^aOE as To 
 
 HeadqUar- 
 
 EXpLOOE W^EfJ THEf fALL. 
 
 TEFjS. TH.E teNt or. House ifJ WHich THe chief 
 
 VOLLEY'. The tire op i^W cUifc all at opIcE. 
 
 General. Ln/ES. 
 
 T3 l|\h//\DE. ToeHteh as A Foe. 
 
 DemoisIst^/\- 
 
 C^I\l|\l0|\l/\0E. AjJATTACKBYArt»\CE of ARTILLERY; 0f\ a 
 
 T'ON A^HoW of ATTACK,. Sometimes it becomes , 
 
 contest or ARTILLERY 
 
 A REAL ATTACK 
 
 C/\N!P/\IC,fJ. THE time THAT AH ARMY Keeps tHe F'eLd 
 
 STPiATF-QI- 
 
 ^BULaHCE. AWacoN Used to carr,Y THe Wounded 
 
 CAL. ALL THe hovti^TS op aH AKMY E/ccpy i|J 
 
 5A,LlE[\lT A PART °F A FORT orL||Je. or breastworks 
 
 THe absolute sic,Ht or THE E^EMY ARE STRAT 
 
 vVHicH projects or RU|Js olIt FUrtRcr THAtJ 
 
 EQicaL. 
 
 THE OTHER PART-5 
 
 FfyVO. A suooEfJ aNo rapid invasion byacav/aLry 
 
 VETERAN- AfJoLD soLoier.lIsed to War 
 
 FORCE IfJTO THE TERRITORY °F 'T 5 EMe^Y 
 
 t O BESIEGE. To surround a T°WfJ or fortress With AfJ 
 
 BARMCKo HDT5 ur, houses for soldiers. 
 
 ARMY FOR THE PURPpSC OF fORC*. THE pL(\CE 
 
 C,l.lA p \DT-|0lJSE. THE CAMP JA.iL.USE0 FORTEMfORARV OETENTION 
 
 TO SURRENDER. 
 
 Of PRISOfJCRS