Author: Richard W. Surby
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Published: 2015-07-10
Total Pages: 418
ISBN-13: 9781331085003
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Excerpt from Grierson Raids, and Hatch's Sixty-Four Days March: With Biographical Sketches, Also the Life and Adventures of Chickasaw, the Scout Brig.-Gen. Benjamin H. Grierson was born in Pittsburg, Penn., July 8th, 1826, of Scotch and Irish parentage; he removed at an early age to Youngstown, Mahoning Co., Ohio, where he resided for eighteen years. While a boy he evinced a remarkable talent for music, and at the age of thirteen was the leader of a fine band. He afterwards devoted himself for many years to music as a profession, composing and arranging for bands, orchestras, the piano and guitar, playing with ease on all. In October, 1849, he removed to Jacksonville, Ill., where he resided at the commencement of the war. Early in May, 1861, he entered the volunteer service as aid to General Prentiss, then commanding at Cairo. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.