



Produced by David Widger





SI KLEGG

THRU THE STONE RIVER CAMPAIGN AND IN WINTER QUARTERS AT MURFREESBORO.


By John Mcelroy


Book Two


PUBLISHED BY

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE CO.,

WASHINGTON, D. C.



SECOND EDITION

COPYRIGHT 1910


Contents:

PREFACE

SI KLEGG
CHAPTER I.      THROUGH MUD AND MIRE
CHAPTER II.     SECOND DAY'S MARCH
CHAPTER III.    STILL ON THE MARCH
CHAPTER IV.     THE SUNSHINE OF LIFE
CHAPTER V.      LINING UP FOR BATTLE
CHAPTER VI.     BATTLE OF STONE RIVER
CHAPTER VII.    AFTER THE FIRST DAY
CHAPTER VIII.   A GLOOMY NEW YEAR'S DAY
CHAPTER IX.     VICTORY AT LAST
CHAPTER X.      THE VICTORIOUS ARMY
CHAPTER XI.     WINTER QUARTERS
CHAPTER XII.    ADDING TO THEIR COMFORT
CHAPTER XIII.   "HOOSIER'S REST"
CHAPTER XIV.    DEACON KLEGG'S SURPRISE
CHAPTER XV.     DEACON KLEGG'S ARRIVAL IS MISTAKEN
CHAPTER XVI.    IN A NEW WORLD
CHAPTER XVII.   THE DEACON'S INITIATION
CHAPTER XVIII.  THE DEACON IS SHOCKED
CHAPTER XIX.    THE DEACON IS TROUBLED
CHAPTER XX.     THE DEACON BUTTS IN
CHAPTER XXI.    THE PERPLEXED DEACON
CHAPTER XXII.   TRYING TO EDUCATE ABRAHAM LINCOLN




PREFACE

"Si Klegg, of the 200th Ind., and Shorty, his Partner," were born years
ago in the brain of John McElroy, Editor of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.

These sketches are the original ones published in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
revised and enlarged some what by the author. How true they are to
nature every veteran can abundantly testify from his own service.
Really, only the name of the regiment was invented. There is no doubt
that there were several men of the name of Josiah Klegg in the
Union Army, and who did valiant service for the Government. They had
experiences akin to, if not identical with, those narrated here, and
substantially every man who faithfully and bravely carried a musket in
defense of the best Government on earth had some times, if not often,
experiences of which those of Si Klegg are a strong reminder.

THE PUBLISHERS.





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TO THE RANK AND FILE

OF THE GRANDEST ARMY EVER MUSTERED FOR WAR.




SI KLEOG



CHAPTER I. THROUGH MUD AND MIRE

DUTY'S PATH LEADS THE 200TH IND. SOUTHWARD FROM NASHVILLE.

"SHORTY" said Si Klegg, the morning after Christmas, 1862, as the 200th
Ind. sullenly plunged along