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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. 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
Ø Right patiently they waited, sabers drawn, but Dunning did not come. In an hour the day broke and the whole force moved cautiously forward, its commander not altogether satisfied with his faith in Private Dunning. The expedition had failed, but something remained to be done. In the little open space off the road they found the fallen horse. At a right angle across the animalŌĆÖs neck face upward, a bullet in the brain, lay the body of Trooper Dunning, stiff as a statue, hours 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.  TWO MILITARY EXECUTIONS BY AMBROSE BEERCE FOR THE LIBRAVOX 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
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