Project Gutenberg 2010-03-25 Public domain in the USA. 83 McElroy, John 1846 1929 Si Klegg, Book 6 Si and Shorty, with Their Boy Recruits, Enter on the Atlanta Campaign Produced by David Widger "Si Klegg, Book 6" by John McElroy is a historical fiction novel written in the early 20th century. This installment continues the adventures of Si Klegg and his partner Shorty during the American Civil War, this time focusing on their experiences as they lead a group of young recruits into the Atlanta Campaign. The narrative captures the challenges of military life and the camaraderie among soldiers, especially highlighting the comedic and sometimes chaotic dynamics of training new soldiers in a wartime context. The opening portion introduces us to Si and Shorty as they navigate their responsibilities of looking after a squad of inexperienced recruits, including the young and comically anxious Pete Skidmore. The recruits are thrown into a series of humorous predicaments as they acclimate to military life, highlighting their naivety through playful interactions and misunderstandings. Amidst the humor, there are moments of genuine concern and reflections on the harsh realities of war, setting the stage for the recruits' development as they begin to learn the ways of the army. The tone is light-hearted yet tinged with the underlying tension of the ongoing war, suggesting a blend of comedy and drama that characters in this series are known for. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/31776/31776-h/images/titlepage.jpg http://www.gutenberg.org/files/31776/31776-h/images/frontispiece.jpg http://www.gutenberg.org/files/31776/31776-h/images/titlepage.jpg en War stories United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction PS Text US Civil War Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Fiction 457771 457785 2024-09-13T11:44:46.580944 2023-09-14T05:59:53.682270 text/html text/html 453329 2015-05-13T11:57:56 text/html; charset=us-ascii 2357301 2015-05-13T11:58:08 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 2328016 2024-09-13T11:44:52.463950 application/epub+zip 2335414 2024-09-13T11:44:47.462952 application/epub+zip 206157 2024-09-13T11:44:46.989963 application/epub+zip 2458356 2024-09-13T11:44:56.559890 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2429803 2024-09-13T11:44:51.968900 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303019 2022-09-14T14:46:02.124935 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 387451 387444 2024-09-13T11:44:45.698928 2023-09-14T05:59:52.914283 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 387478 2010-03-25T15:13:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 150327 2010-03-25T15:13:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19078 2024-09-13T11:44:56.719898 application/rdf+xml 11093 2024-09-13T11:44:47.077947 image/jpeg 2047 2024-09-13T11:44:47.033937 image/jpeg 2281610 2024-09-13T11:44:46.670996 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