Produced by David Widger SI KLEGG THRU THE STONE RIVER CAMPAIGN AND IN WINTER QUARTERS AT MURFREESBORO. By John Mcelroy Book Two PUBLISHED BY THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE CO., WASHINGTON, D. C. SECOND EDITION COPYRIGHT 1910 Contents: PREFACE SI KLEGG CHAPTER I. THROUGH MUD AND MIRE CHAPTER II. SECOND DAY'S MARCH CHAPTER III. STILL ON THE MARCH CHAPTER IV. THE SUNSHINE OF LIFE CHAPTER V. LINING UP FOR BATTLE CHAPTER VI. BATTLE OF STONE RIVER CHAPTER VII. AFTER THE FIRST DAY CHAPTER VIII. A GLOOMY NEW YEAR'S DAY CHAPTER IX. VICTORY AT LAST CHAPTER X. THE VICTORIOUS ARMY CHAPTER XI. WINTER QUARTERS CHAPTER XII. ADDING TO THEIR COMFORT CHAPTER XIII. "HOOSIER'S REST" CHAPTER XIV. DEACON KLEGG'S SURPRISE CHAPTER XV. DEACON KLEGG'S ARRIVAL IS MISTAKEN CHAPTER XVI. IN A NEW WORLD CHAPTER XVII. THE DEACON'S INITIATION CHAPTER XVIII. THE DEACON IS SHOCKED CHAPTER XIX. THE DEACON IS TROUBLED CHAPTER XX. THE DEACON BUTTS IN CHAPTER XXI. THE PERPLEXED DEACON CHAPTER XXII. TRYING TO EDUCATE ABRAHAM LINCOLN PREFACE "Si Klegg, of the 200th Ind., and Shorty, his Partner," were born years ago in the brain of John McElroy, Editor of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE. These sketches are the original ones published in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, revised and enlarged some what by the author. How true they are to nature every veteran can abundantly testify from his own service. Really, only the name of the regiment was invented. There is no doubt that there were several men of the name of Josiah Klegg in the Union Army, and who did valiant service for the Government. They had experiences akin to, if not identical with, those narrated here, and substantially every man who faithfully and bravely carried a musket in defense of the best Government on earth had some times, if not often, experiences of which those of Si Klegg are a strong reminder. THE PUBLISHERS. THIS BOOK IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED TO THE RANK AND FILE OF THE GRANDEST ARMY EVER MUSTERED FOR WAR. SI KLEOG CHAPTER I. THROUGH MUD AND MIRE DUTY'S PATH LEADS THE 200TH IND. SOUTHWARD FROM NASHVILLE. "SHORTY" said Si Klegg, the morning after Christmas, 1862, as the 200th Ind. sullenly plunged along through the mud and rain, over the roads leading southward from Nashville, "they say that this is to be a sure-enough battle and end the war."