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Garfield had not taken up the trade of a soldier for pleasure or for personal ambition, but out of a stern sense of duty. Brave and resolute as he was, he was still more remarkable for the genuine kindness and even tenderness of his nature. GARFIELD HAD NOT TAKEN UP THE TRADE OF A SOLDIER FOR PLEASURE OR FOR PERSONAL AMBITION BUT OUT OF A STERN SENSE OF DUTY BRAVE AND RESOLUTE AS HE WAS HE WAS STILL MORE REMARKABLE FOR THE GENUINE KINDNESS AND EVEN TENDERNESS OF HIS NATURE
ch he had had no previous experience; yet he soon proved himself a master of the business. Commander, officers, and privates were all alike, raw recruits; but Garfield soon drilled both himself and his men into shape. As a skilled carpenter, he could handle a workman's tools. He made a number of models and blocks, and with these he studied the art of war. Then he taught his officers as he used to teach his classes; and so, by sticking to his old principles of "thorough," he soon produced a regiment second to none in the Northern army. Garfield's duty in the first place was to help to keep the State of Kentucky out of the hands of the Confederates. At Middle Creek on January 10th, and again on the 17th at Prestonburg, he defeated General Marshall. In his regiment he had a number of his own Hiram boys, over whom he watched as an elder brother. The affection of the young men for their friend and teacher was unbounded, and with him to lead them there were few perils from which they shrank. S WAS WORK IN WHICH HE HAD HAD NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE YET HE SOON PROVED HIMSELF A MASTER OF THE BUSINESS COMMANDER OFFICERS AND PRIVATES WERE ALL ALIKE RAW RECRUITS BUT GARFIELD SOON DRILLED BOTH HIMSELF AND HIS MEN INTO SHAPE AS A SKILLED CARPENTER HE COULD HANDLE A WORKMAN'S TOOLS HE MADE A NUMBER OF MODELS AND BLOCKS AND WITH THESE HE STUDIED THE ART OF WAR THEN HE TAUGHT HIS OFFICERS AS HE USED TO TEACH HIS CLASSES AND SO BY STICKING TO HIS OLD PRINCIPLES OF THOROUGH HE SOON PRODUCED A REGIMENT SECOND TO NONE IN THE NORTHERN ARMY GARFIELD'S DUTY IN THE FIRST PLACE WAS TO HELP TO KEEP THE STATE OF KENTUCKY OUT OF THE HANDS OF THE CONFEDERATES AT MIDDLE CREEK ON JANUARY TENTH AND AGAIN ON THE SEVENTEENTH AT PRESTONBURG HE DEFEATED GENERAL MARSHALL IN HIS REGIMENT HE HAD A NUMBER OF HIS OWN HIRAM BOYS OVER WHOM HE WATCHED AS AN ELDER BROTHER THE AFFECTION OF THE YOUNG MEN FOR THEIR FRIEND AND TEACHER WAS UNBOUNDED AND WITH HIM TO LEAD THEM THERE WERE FEW PERILS FROM WHICH THEY SHRANK
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