A series of U.S. Civil War adventures or incidents experienced and enhanced (or created) by humorist George W. Peck. Peck was at times a writer, newspaper publisher and politician. He had a wry sense of humor and sympathy for underdogs. ( Arnold Banner)
Chapters
1 The War Literature of the "Century" is very Confusing 17 min 2 I Am Rudely Awakened from Dreams of Home 25 min 3 I Describe a Deadly Encounter 20 min 4 I Yearn for a Furlough 25 min 5 The Funeral of the Colored Cook 25 min 6 I Capture "Jeff" 26 min 7 Boots and Saddles 22 min 8 Three Days Without Food! 28 min 9 Bacon and Hard-tack 27 min 10 Yearnings for Military Fame 24 min 11 I am Detailed to Build a Bridge 21 min 12 I am Instructed to Capture and Search a Female Smuggler 27 min 13 The Female Smuggler Episode Makes Me Famous 17 min 14 Military Attire 19 min 15 My Experience as a Sick Man 21 min 16 My Varied Experiences in the Hospital 20 min 17 Thanksgiving Dinner with the "Rebel Angel" 16 min 18 My Sickness and Hospital Experiences Have Spoiled Me for a Soldier 19 min 19 I am Detailed to Drive a Six-Mule Team 18 min 20 I Demonstrate that Gambling Does Not Pay 17 min 21 I Go on a Scouting Expedition 23 min 22 The Spotted Horse 15 min 23 Tells How the Chaplain was Paralyzed by the Spotted Circus-Horse 16 min 24 Mingled Reminiscences 18 min 25 Our Party of Recruits own the Earth 17 min 26 I Strike Another Soft-Snap, Which is Harder Than Any Snap Heretofore 15 min 27 A Short Story About a Pair of Boots, Showing the Monumental Gall of their Owner 15 min
