On the Plains in '65 (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book On the Plains in '65 (Classic Reprint) written by George H. Holliday and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-30 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from On the Plains in '65 A night parade through the streets of the Queen City, then a camp during the remainder of the night on the streets, and next morning we were loaded into three trams bound for St. Louis via. The Ohio and Mississippi Railroad. Had not a dreadful collision occurred near Carlisle, in which We lost several men and nearly all our horses, the trip would not be worth noticing. Reader, have you ever witnessed a collision of railroad trains loaded with soldiers and all their munitions of war, together with several hundred horses? If not, don't pine for the Spectacle. It is one of those things which it is easier to imagine than look upon. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.