Project Gutenberg 2008-03-18 Public domain in the USA. 144 Optic, Oliver 1822 1897 Adams, William T. (William Taylor) Adams, William Taylor A Lieutenant at Eighteen Reading ease score: 76.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Lieutenant at Eighteen" by Oliver Optic is a historical novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story centers on Deck Lyon, a teenager who has risen to the rank of first lieutenant in a cavalry unit during the tumultuous American Civil War. The narrative follows his adventures as he navigates military engagements and confronts the threats posed by guerrilla forces in a divided Kentucky, showcasing the bravery and resilience of him and his comrades. The opening of the novel introduces the character of Grace Morgan, a young woman in distress, who is attempting to safeguard a valuable treasure chest amid the chaos of the ongoing conflict. She meets Sergeant Life Knox, who pledges to help her. Soon after, the narrative shifts towards the Riverlawn Cavalry, led by Deck Lyon, as they prepare for an impending skirmish against the marauding forces threatening the region. This section sets the tone for the military action and character development that define the rest of the story, establishing a vivid backdrop of bravery, loyalty, and the complex moral landscape during the Civil War. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction PZ Text US Civil War Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Fiction 525496 523941 2025-02-10T09:52:19.340427 2023-09-11T06:36:20.353015 text/html text/html 532299 2021-01-03T09:53:57 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 353444 2021-01-03T09:53:57 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 513033 2025-02-10T09:52:28.467383 application/epub+zip 523013 2025-02-10T09:52:21.704404 application/epub+zip 255324 2025-02-10T09:52:20.279377 application/epub+zip 757290 2025-02-10T09:52:33.357826 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 737066 2025-02-10T09:52:27.538383 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 427336 2022-08-11T10:11:43.512531 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 493396 493205 2025-02-10T09:52:17.604471 2023-09-11T06:36:18.931002 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 493175 2021-01-03T09:53:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 172500 2021-01-03T09:53:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 493166 2021-01-03T09:53:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 172461 2021-01-03T09:53:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22122 2025-02-10T09:52:33.499815 application/rdf+xml 14301 2025-02-10T09:52:20.851387 image/jpeg 3858 2025-02-10T09:52:20.567431 image/jpeg 423974 2025-02-10T09:52:19.405490 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia More titles under Ashton, Warren T.