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Download or read book How Private George W Peck Put Down the Rebellion written by George W. Peck and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-08-22 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The War Literature of the "Century" is very Confusing—I am Resolved to tell the True Story of the War—How and "Why I Became a Raw Recruit—My Quarters—My Horse—My First Ride.For the last year or more I have been reading the articles in the Century magazine, written by generals and things who served on both the Union and Confederate sides, and have been struck by the number of "decisive battles" that were fought, and the great number of generals who fought them and saved the country. It seems that each general on the Union side, who fought a battle, and writes an article for the aforesaid magazine, admits that his battle was the one which did the business. On the Confederate side, the generals who write articles invariably demonstrate that they everlastingly whipped their opponents, and drove them on in disorder. To read those articles it seems strange that the Union generals who won so many decisive battles, should not have ended the war much sooner than they did, and to read the accounts of battles won by the Confederates, and the demoralization that ensued in the ranks of their opponents, it seems marvellous that the Union army was victorious. Any man who has followed these generals of both sides, in the pages of that magazine, must conclude that the war was a draw game, and that both sides were whipped. Thus far no general has lost a battle on either side, and all of them tacitly admit that the whole thing depended on them, and that other commanders were mere ciphers. This is a kind of history that is going to mix up generations yet unborn in the most hopeless manner.

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Download or read book How Private George W Peck Put Down the Rebellion written by George W. Peck and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-24 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A humorous book about the Civil War? Most people would contend that there was very little about the Civil War that was funny. George W. Peck would disagree; and he should know-he was IN the Civil War. Who but Peck would enlist in the Union cavalry, even though he had never ridden a horse in his life? Who but Peck would chase a Confederate for hours at night, before realizing he was going around and around an abandoned race track? Who but Peck would build a magnificent bridge for his regiment, then find out it was over the wrong stream? And who but Peck-George W. Peck-would return from the war, write the Peck's Bad Boy series of books, become the mayor of Milwaukee, and later the governor of the State of Wisconsin? Yup, same guy. You have never seen the Civil War portrayed like this, by one of the truly unique characters of that era.

Download or read book How Private George W Peck Put Down the Rebellion written by George W. Peck and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-08-16 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the last year or more I have been reading the articles in the Century magazine, written by generals and things who served on both the Union and Confederate sides, and have been struck by the number of "decisive battles" that were fought, and the great number of generals who fought them and saved the country. It seems that each general on the Union side, who fought a battle, and writes an article for the aforesaid magazine, admits that his battle was the one which did the business. On the Confederate side, the generals who write articles invariably demonstrate that they everlastingly whipped their opponents, and drove them on in disorder. To read those articles it seems strange that the Union generals who won so many decisive battles, should not have ended the war much sooner than they did, and to read the accounts of battles won by the Confederates, and the demoralization that ensued in the ranks of their opponents, it seems marvellous that the Union army was victorious. Any man who has followed these generals of both sides, in the pages of that magazine, must conclude that the war was a draw game, and that both sides were whipped. Thus far no general has lost a battle on either side, and all of them tacitly admit that the whole thing depended on them, and that other commanders were mere ciphers. This is a kind of history that is going to mix up generations yet unborn in the most hopeless manner.

Download or read book How Private George W Peck Put Down the Rebellion written by George W Peck and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-05 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the last year or more I have been reading the articles in the Century magazine, written by generals and things who served on both the Union and Confederate sides, and have been struck by the number of "decisive battles" that were fought, and the great number of generals who fought them and saved the country. It seems that each general on the Union side, who fought a battle, and writes an article for the aforesaid magazine, admits that his battle was the one which did the business. On the Confederate side, the generals who write articles invariably demonstrate that they everlastingly whipped their opponents, and drove them on in disorder. To read those articles it seems strange that the Union generals who won so many decisive battles, should not have ended the war much sooner than they did, and to read the accounts of battles won by the Confederates, and the demoralization that ensued in the ranks of their opponents, it seems marvellous that the Union army was victorious. Any man who has followed these generals of both sides, in the pages of that magazine, must conclude that the war was a draw game, and that both sides were whipped. Thus far no general has lost a battle on either side, and all of them tacitly admit that the whole thing depended on them, and that other commanders were mere ciphers. This is a kind of history that is going to mix up generations yet unborn in the most hopeless manner.

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Download or read book How Private George W Peck Put Down the Rebellion written by George Peck and published by . This book was released on 2012-11-10 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the last year or more I have been reading the articles in the _Century_ magazine, written by generals and things who served on both the Union and Confederate sides, and have been struck by the number of "decisive battles" that were fought, and the great number of generals who fought them and saved the country. It seems that each general on the Union side, who fought a battle, and writes an article for the aforesaid magazine, admits that his battle was the one which did the business. On the Confederate side, the generals who write articles invariably demonstrate that they everlastingly whipped their opponents, and drove them on in disorder. To read those articles it seems strange that the Union generals who won so many decisive battles, should not have ended the war much sooner than they did, and to read the accounts of battles won by the Confederates, and the demoralization that ensued in the ranks of their opponents, it seems marvellous that the Union army was victorious. Any man who has followed these generals of both sides, in the pages of that magazine, must conclude that the war was a draw game, and that both sides were whipped. Thus far no general has lost a battle on either side, and all of them tacitly admit that the whole thing depended on them, and that other commanders were mere ciphers. This is a kind of history that is going to mix up generations yet unborn in the most hopeless manner.It has seemed to me as though the people of this country had got so mixed up about the matter that it was the duty of some private soldier to write a description of _the_ decisive battle of the war, and as I was the private soldier who fought that battle on the Union side, against fearful odds, _viz_: against a Confederate soldier who was braver than I was, a better horseback rider, and a better poker player, I feel it my duty to tell about it. I have already mentioned it to a few veterans, and they have advised me to write an article for the _Century_, but I have felt a delicacy about entering the lists, a plain, unvarnished private soldier, against those generals. While I am something of a liar myself, and can do fairly well in my own class, I should feel that in the _Century_ I was entered in too fast a class of liars, and the result would be that I should not only lose my entrance fee, but be distanced. So I have decided to contribute this piece of history solely for the benefit of the readers of my own paper, as they will believe me.

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Download or read book How Private Peck Put Down the Rebellion written by George Wilbur Peck and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A humorist and politician of the late 19th century _ he was a two-term governor of Wisconsin and mayor of Milwaukee _ George W. Peck had served with the Fourth Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry during the Civil War. He entered the service in late 1863 as an enlisted man, and later was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. He served with the regiment until its muster-out in 1866.Along the lines of Mark Twain?s "Private History of a Campaign that Failed" or Wilbur Hinman?s "Corporal Si Klegg and his Pard." "How Private Peck Put Down the Rebellion" looks at the humor that soldiers were able to find in their army service. Based loosely on his Civil War service, Peck?s writing abounds with tall tales and liberally stretched truths. But Peck?s experience as a Civil War soldier is readily apparent, and the book rings true as he shares his thoughts on the fear a soldier faces on the eve of battle, the losses felt by the war?s civilians, the impact of illness on a soldier?s life, and inflated sense of power that often went to officers? heads.After the war Peck went on to an illustrious career as a writer and noted lecturer. His best-selling books included "Peck?s Fun," "Peck?s Sunshine," "Peck?s Boss Book," "Peck?s Bad Boy" and "Peck?s Bad Boy and His Pa." Peck?s humor newspaper, "Peck?s Sun," enjoyed national circulation.Now, through a new edition to be released Oct. 17 by Faded Banner Publications of Bryan, Ohio, "How Private Peck Put Down the Rebellion" will be again readily available. This new edition features a foreword by award-winning journalist and Civil War author Don Allison. Mr. Allison places the work in historical perspective, and includes a biographical sketch of George Peck.Working with Civil War writings is nothing new to Allison, whose quarter century of journalistic work have attracted honors from both the UPI and AP wire services. Allison previously edited and narrated "Hell on Belle Isle: Diary of a Civil War POW," a book based on the letters and diary of Sgt. Jacob Osborn Coburn of the Sixth Michigan Cavalry.

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