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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
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our bookwere enacted by the boy,whose interest has neverwavered, and whose heart isas young as it was in thatday. The scars of battleare tenderly smoothed awayby the softening touch oftime, and the blue and thegray are no more arrayedagainst each other, but standshoulder to shoulder, eagerto draw the sword, if needbe, in defence of their be-loved land and her institu-tions. The grassy moundand towering monument eachtells its tale of the heroeswho slumber beneath, and who are alike worthy of unstinted praise.Our late war with a foreign power has proven the loyaltyof Americans in every corner of our republic, and how earnestlythe men of those days, from North and South, have Gome for-ward to fight the battles of their country—one, forevermore.Valuable services have been rendered by many of those whowere the leaders of those days, in that sad conflict, and whosenames have ever been renowned for courage, earnestness andbravery. We are, as a nation, making history fast, and in a book 307
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3o8 ULYSSES S. GRANT. written for young people, it seemed proper to give them a fewbrief sketches of those whose names were prominently identifiedwith the war of 1861. The boy who told his simple story isno longer a boy, but his pride and rejoicing are as hearty asif the dew of youth sat upon him yet, and in reviewing thelives of those who can truly be called great, and gone to- theirfinal reward, one of the first whose claims are strong is ULYSSES S. GRANT. General Grants career was so extraordinarily brilliant, andwas compressed into so short a time that it stands almost aloneas one of the most astonishing succession of events. His birthplace was Point Pleasant, Ohio. Here on the 27thof April, 1822, the future general was born. When he was buta year old his parents moved to Georgetown, where he grew intoa sturdy, quiet lad, showing no particular smartness any morethan the average boy. Indeed, he was rather dull, learning ratherslowly, and with difficulty. There were no free schools

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