E-text prepared by David Edwards, Marcia Brooks, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) from digital material generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana) Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations. See 21664-h.htm or 21664-h.zip: (https://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/2/1/6/6/21664/21664-h/21664-h.htm) or (https://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/2/1/6/6/21664/21664-h.zip) Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/American Libraries. See http://www.archive.org/details/georgeatthefort00castrich Roughing It Series. GEORGE AT THE FORT; Or, Life Among the Soldiers. by HARRY CASTLEMON, Author of "The Gunboat Series," "The Sportsman's Club Series," "The Boy Trapper Series," Etc. [Illustration] [Illustration] Philadelphia: Porter & Coates. * * * * * * FAMOUS CASTLEMON BOOKS. _Each volume handsomely illustrated and bound in fine extra cloth, black and gold stamp. 16mo._ GUNBOAT SERIES. 6 vols. FRANK THE YOUNG NATURALIST. FRANK ON THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI. FRANK BEFORE VICKSBURG. FRANK ON THE PRAIRIE. FRANK IN THE WOODS. FRANK ON A GUNBOAT. ROCKY MOUNTAIN SERIES. 3 vols. FRANK AMONG THE RANCHEROS. FRANK AT DON CARLOS' RANCHO. FRANK IN THE MOUNTAINS. SPORTSMAN'S CLUB SERIES. 3 vols. THE SPORTSMAN'S CLUB IN THE SADDLE. THE SPORTSMAN'S CLUB AFLOAT. THE SPORTSMAN'S CLUB AMONG THE TRAPPERS. FRANK NELSON SERIES. 3 vols. SNOWED UP; OR, THE SPORTSMAN'S CLUB IN THE MOUNTAINS. FRANK NELSON IN THE FORECASTLE. THE BOY TRADERS; OR, THE SPORTSMAN'S CLUB AMONG THE BOERS. BOY TRAPPER SERIES. 3 vols. THE BURIED TREASURE; OR, OLD JORDAN'S HAUNT. THE BOY TRAPPER; OR, HOW DAVE FILLED THE ORDER. THE MAIL-CARRIER. ROUGHING IT SERIES. 3 vols. GEORGE IN CAMP; OR, LIFE ON THE PLAINS. GEORGE AT THE WHEEL; OR, LIFE IN A PILOT HOUSE. GEORGE AT THE FORT; OR, LIFE AMONG THE SOLDIERS. GO AHEAD SERIES. 3 vols. GO AHEAD; OR, THE FISHER BOY'S MOTTO. NO MOSS; OR, THE CAREER OF A ROLLING STONE. TOM NEWCOMBE; OR, THE BOY OF BAD HABITS. _Other Volumes in Preparation._ * * * * * * Copyright, 1882, by Porter & Coates. CONTENTS. PAGE CHAPTER I. DISCONTENTED RECRUITS 5 CHAPTER II. AN OLD FRIEND TURNS UP 24 CHAPTER III. BOB'S FIRST COMMAND 45 CHAPTER IV. A PERILOUS UNDERTAKING 66 CHAPTER V. THE NEW SCOUT 90 CHAPTER VI. AN UNEXPECTED GUEST 113 CHAPTER VII. HOW BRYANT WAS CAPTURED 137 CHAPTER VIII. GEORGE AT THE FORT 159 CHAPTER IX. WHAT GEORGE KNEW ABOUT TRAILING 179 CHAPTER X. HOW GEORGE SAVED THE CAMP 200