Project Gutenberg 2012-10-12 Public domain in the USA. 57 Scoville, Samuel 1872 1950 15025485 Brave Deeds of Union Soldiers Produced by sp1nd and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Brave Deeds of Union Soldiers" by Samuel Scoville, Jr. is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work chronicles acts of bravery exhibited by Union soldiers during the American Civil War, celebrating both prominent figures and ordinary individuals who displayed remarkable courage in dire situations. The author aims to inspire readers by recounting tales of valor, suggesting that heroism can emerge from anyone, regardless of status. The opening of the book introduces the concept of bravery through an account of a lesser-known confrontation during the Civil War. It highlights a regiment that faced an entrenched enemy across a swollen river, where their commanding officer, Colonel Brownlow, persistently rallied his troops to take action despite insurmountable odds. The scene unfolds as the men stripped down and embarked on a daring assault across the river, ultimately catching their adversaries off guard and capturing a number of Confederate soldiers. This narrative captivates readers by emphasizing not just the strategic importance of their mission, but the personal sacrifices and grit demonstrated by even the most ordinary soldiers in extraordinary circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41036/41036-h/images/cover.jpg en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Anecdotes E456 Text Browsing: History - American 443465 442919 2024-09-17T09:25:22.144662 2023-09-18T04:38:07.815120 text/html text/html 437727 2012-10-12T12:28:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 769097 2012-10-12T12:28:16 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 903508 2024-09-17T09:25:27.263650 application/epub+zip 909938 2024-09-17T09:25:22.882687 application/epub+zip 235621 2024-09-17T09:25:22.501663 application/epub+zip 1030089 2024-09-17T09:25:30.845636 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1022195 2024-09-17T09:25:26.892653 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 348922 2022-09-18T18:13:40.459252 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420554 420381 2024-09-17T09:25:21.638685 2023-09-18T04:38:07.347095 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 420292 2012-10-12T12:28:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 156227 2012-10-12T12:28:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 420286 2012-10-12T12:28:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 156196 2012-10-12T12:28:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19597 2024-09-17T09:25:30.984617 application/rdf+xml 30018 2024-09-17T09:25:22.591658 image/jpeg 4690 2024-09-17T09:25:22.544666 image/jpeg 771393 2024-09-17T09:25:22.207870 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