Identifier: herotalesofameri00buel_0 (find matches)
Title: Hero tales of the American soldier and sailor as told by the heroes themselves and their comrades; the unwritten history of American chivalry
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Buel, James W. (James William), 1849-1920
Subjects: Spanish-American War, 1898
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa., Century manufacturing company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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A BRACE OF SPLKNDID WAK STORIES. 4.49 prisoner. And do you know, he added, I have always felt under obliga-tions to that one man for not shooting me with that infernal big gun. Well, comrade, remarked one of the squad, addressing himself to theold soldier who had confessed losing his liberty and a gun to one lone rebel,just about the time you started over to call on the Taylor family, my regi-ment took its first lesson in learning the difference between chasing theother fellow and having the other fellow chase us. The difference isremarkable. You see, we discovered that we had bit off somewhat more than wecould chew, so we started back to find the Nineteenth Army Corps, that weknew were taking it comfortably five miles in the rear. It was growing late,you remember, and we all wanted to get back there before dark. However,that only accounted for part of the hurry. I never before had the least suspicion that my speed and staying quali-ties were of so high an order, and, in fact, nothing

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