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That is how it happened that one of BuellŌĆÖs men, Private Bennett Story Greene, committed the indiscretion of striking his officer. Later in the war he would not have done that; like Sir Andrew Aguecheek, he would have ŌĆ£seen him damnedŌĆØ first. THAT IS HOW IT HAPPENED THAT ONE OF BUELL'S MEN PRIVATE BENNETT STORY GREEN COMMITTED THE INDISCRETION OF STRIKING HIS OFFICER LATER IN THE WAR HE WOULD NOT HAVE DONE THAT LIKE SIR ANDREW A GOUTCHEEK HE WOULD HAVE SEEN HIM DAMNED FIRST
dead. Examination disclosed abundant evidence that within a half-hour the cedar forest had been occupied by a strong force of Confederate infantryŌĆöan ambuscade. TWO MILITARY EXECUTIONS IN the spring of the year 1862 General BuellŌĆÖs big army lay in camp, licking itself into shape for the campaign which resulted in the victory at Shiloh. It was a raw, untrained army, although some of its fractions had seen hard enough service, with a good deal of fighting, in the mountains of Western Virginia, and in Kentucky. The war was young and soldiering a new industry, imperfectly understood by the young American of the period, who found some features of it not altogether to his liking. Chief among these was that essential part of discipline, subordination. To one imbued from infancy with the fascinating fallacy that all men are born equal, unquestioning submission to authority is not easily mastered, and the American volunteer soldier in his ŌĆ£green and salad daysŌĆØ is among the worst known. BRAVOX COFFEE BRAKE COLLECTION TEN WAR AND CONFLICT THIS IS THE LIEBRAVOX RECORDING ALL LIBRAVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBRAVOX DOT ORG IN THE SPRING OF THE YEAR EIGHTEEN SIXTY TWO GENERAL BUELL'S BIG ARMY LAY IN CAMP LICKING ITSELF INTO SHAPE FOR THE CAMPAIGN WHICH RESULTED IN THE VICTORY AT SHILOH IT WAS A RAW UNTRAINED ARMY ALTHOUGH SOME OF ITS FRACTIONS HAD SEEN HARD ENOUGH SERVICE WITH A GOOD DEAL OF FIGHTING IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA AND IN KENTUCKY THE WAR WAS YOUNG AND SOLDIERING A NEW INDUSTRY IMPERFECTLY UNDERSTOOD BY THE YOUNG AMERICAN OF THE PERIOD WHO FOUND SOME FEATURES OF IT NOT ALTOGETHER TO HIS LIKING CHIEF AMONG THESE WAS THAT ESSENTIAL PART OF DISCIPLINE SUBORDINATION TO ONE IMBUED FROM INFANCY WITH THE FASCINATING FALLACY THAT ALL MEN ARE BORN EQUAL UNQUESTIONING SUBMISSION TO AUTHORITY IS NOT EASILY MASTERED AND THE AMERICAN VOLUNTEER SOLDIER IN HIS GREEN AND SALID DAYS IS AMONG THE WORST KNOWN
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