Project Gutenberg 2015-04-28 Public domain in the USA. 48 Frye, James A. (James Albert) 1863 1933 Frye, James Albert From Headquarters: Odd Tales Picked up in the Volunteer Service The pluck of Captain Pender, C.S.N. -- One record on the regimental rolls -- Our horse "Acme" -- From beyond the pyramids -- The hymn that helped -- The seventh major -- Concerning the value of sleep. Produced by Diane Monico and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "From Headquarters: Odd Tales Picked up in the Volunteer Service" by James A. Frye is a collection of anecdotal stories written in the late 19th century. This book captures the lighter and more whimsical aspects of the volunteer military experience, drawing on the author's time in service. It aims to present the camaraderie, quirks, and unique experiences of soldiers, rather than provide a strict historical account. The opening of the collection introduces readers to the premise of the stories, emphasizing that these are meant to be light and humorous rather than historically accurate depictions of military life. Frye provides a preface that reflects on the changing perceptions of the volunteer service and defends the honor of those who serve, indicating that the tales to follow will be entertaining and perhaps absurd, focusing on the quirks and humanity of the military experience. The first story, "The Pluck of Captain Pender, C.S.N.," begins to unfold within a vivid description of a unique gathering place for soldiers, The Battery, setting the tone for the collection as one that celebrates the unique characters and experiences of military life with warmth and humor. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories, American Soldiers -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 265212 265215 2024-09-20T10:57:41.962544 2023-09-21T07:35:40.868578 text/html text/html 267261 2015-04-28T14:52:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 203076 2015-04-28T14:52:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 217670 2024-09-20T10:57:46.247560 application/epub+zip 218311 2024-09-20T10:57:42.713529 application/epub+zip 173521 2024-09-20T10:57:42.327550 application/epub+zip 306232 2024-09-20T10:57:49.172519 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 277313 2024-09-20T10:57:45.842533 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 232705 2022-09-22T07:10:15.811593 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 238929 238740 2024-09-20T10:57:41.426551 2023-09-21T07:35:40.338597 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 238821 2015-04-28T14:52:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 96671 2015-04-28T14:52:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18414 2024-09-20T10:57:49.327495 application/rdf+xml 20004 2024-09-20T10:57:42.408530 image/jpeg 2626 2024-09-20T10:57:42.367545 image/jpeg 202440 2024-09-20T10:57:41.988564 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