Project Gutenberg 2008-06-23 Public domain in the USA. 51 Optic, Oliver 1822 1897 Adams, William T. (William Taylor) Adams, William Taylor The Young Lieutenant; or, The Adventures of an Army Officer Reading ease score: 79.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Roger Frank, Juliet Sutherland, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "The Young Lieutenant; or, The Adventures of an Army Officer" by Oliver Optic is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story follows Lieutenant Thomas Somers, a young officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, as he navigates his duties, experiences, and relationships, particularly his interactions with fellow soldiers and civilians, amidst the backdrop of war. The narrative explores themes of bravery, patriotism, and the moral dilemmas faced by soldiers. At the start of the novel, Lieutenant Somers is traveling to rejoin his regiment after a furlough. He meets Captain de Banyan, a boastful officer who shares exaggerated tales of his military exploits. This encounter highlights Somers’ character as a young man eager for honorable distinction while valuing genuine acts of bravery and integrity. As the story unfolds, Somers is abruptly thrown into a catastrophic train wreck, followed by a desperate struggle to save a young woman, Emmie Guilford, emphasizing his courageous nature. The opening sets the stage for Somers' character development as he faces both the horrors of war and the complications of personal relationships in a time of national crisis. (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 544479 544310 2024-10-11T07:37:25.723382 2023-09-11T10:24:15.598363 text/html text/html 569833 2008-06-23T14:56:49 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 189460 2008-06-23T15:00:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 283610 2024-10-11T07:37:37.531291 application/epub+zip 294131 2024-10-11T07:37:29.978329 application/epub+zip 260228 2024-10-11T07:37:28.344329 application/epub+zip 604338 2024-10-11T07:37:42.984263 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 558490 2024-10-11T07:37:36.325312 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 502417 2022-09-12T06:42:40.765873 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 481886 481768 2024-10-11T07:37:23.982386 2023-09-11T10:24:14.104339 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 481522 2008-06-23T14:53:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 174240 2008-06-23T14:53:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 481529 2008-06-23T14:53:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 174230 2008-06-23T14:53:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22088 2024-10-11T07:37:43.120250 application/rdf+xml 21607 2024-10-11T07:37:28.928337 image/jpeg 4715 2024-10-11T07:37:28.630324 image/jpeg 274744 2024-10-11T07:37:25.770338 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.