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Within three months of raising his regiment, he was prepared to take the field, and the sphere of his operations was the State of Kentucky. This large and important State, which lay on the borders of the slave holding districts, was by no means unanimous in favour of the Union. WITHIN THREE MONTHS OF RAISING HIS REGIMENT HE WAS PREPARED TO TAKE THE FIELD AND THE SPHERE OF HIS OPERATIONS WAS THE STATE OF KENTUCKY THIS LARGE AND IMPORTANT STATE WHICH LAY ON THE BORDERS OF THE SLAVE HOLDING DISTRICTS WAS BY NO MEANS UNANIMOUS IN FAVOR OF THE UNION
rkable for the genuine kindness and even tenderness of his nature. Before going into the war, he was deeply concerned for his mother and for his wife and child. If his life were taken, there was no provision for these dear ones. The night, therefore, he volunteered, he took his mother's Bible and sat down to read, determined to let the voice of God speak to him on this momentous matter. He had not long to wait. As he read and meditated, he could hear one solemn voice speaking all the time in his heart, like the voice which fell upon the ear of the Hebrew captain, bidding him go forward to fight, as he said, for his country and for human right. CHAPTER XVII. WINNING HIS SPURS. The Hiram Boys in Action--Terrible Odds--A Daring Deed--A Ride for Life--Major-General Garfield. The period of Garfield's active service in the army was a little over two years; yet in that short time he rose from lieutenant-colonel to major-general, and performed some deeds of valour that will never be forgotten.  CHAPTER SEVENTEEN THIS IS A LIBRAVOX RECORDING ALL LIBRAVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBRAVOX DOT ORG CHAPTER SEVENTEEN WINNING HIS SPURS THE HIRAM BOYS IN ACTION TERRIBLE ODDS A DARING DEED A RIDE FOR LIFE MAJOR GENERAL GARFIELD THE PERIOD OF GARFIELD'S ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE ARMY WAS A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS YET IN THAT SHORT TIME HE ROSE FROM LIEUTENANT COLONEL TO MAJOR GENERAL AND PERFORMED SOME DEEDS OF VALOR THAT WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN
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