CHAPTER IV. THE AWFUL HARDTACK CHAPTER V. FAT PORK—INDISPENSABLE BODY TIMBER FOR PATRIOTISM CHAPTER VI. DETAILED AS COOK—SI FINDS RICE ANOTHER INNOCENT CHAPTER VII. IN THE AWKWARD SQUAD CHAPTER VIII. ON COMPANY DRILL CHAPTER IX. SI GETS A LETTER CHAPTER X. SI AND THE DOCTORS CHAPTER XI. THE PLAGUE OF THE SOLDIER CHAPTER XII. A WET NIGHT CHAPTER XIII. SI "STRAGGLED" CHAPTER XIV. SI AND THE MULES CHAPTER XV. UNDER FIRE—SI HAS A FIGHT, CAPTURES A PRISONER CHAPTER XVI. ONE OF THE "NON-COMMISH" CHAPTER XVII. FORAGING ON THE WAY CHAPTER XVIII. A SUNDAY OFF CHAPTER XIX. A CLOSE CALL CHAPTER XX. "THE SWEET SABBATH" CHAPTER XXI. SI AND SHORTY WERE RAPIDLY LEARNING CHAPTER XXII. A NIGHT OF SONG ILLUSTRATIONS Title Page Frontispiece Si Decides to Enlist Off to the War As Si Looked when he Landed at Louisville Si's Load Begins to Get Heavy Si's Chum, "shorty" Elliott The Diverse Uses of the Good Old Canteen What the Bayonet Was Good for As Maria Pictured Si Using his Bayonet He Tries the Butt of his Gun on It The Best Way After All The Veteran Talks to Si Drawing Rations "All Right, Boss; Dats a Go" Si Falls out With his Food Si Thinks It over The Trouble Begins The Rice Gets the Bulge Si Makes the Acquaintance of The Guard House "Right Shoulder Shift—Arms!" "Fix—bayonets!" Brought his Gun Down on the Man's Foot Don't Care a Continental "Right—face!" "Forward—march!" "Company—right Wheel!" It's from Annabel Si Carries a Rail Si Writes to "deer Annie." An Army Writing-desk Laying the Foundation A Rude Awakening Visits the Doctor "Let Yer Nails Grow; Ye'll Need 'em" "Say, Cap, What Kind O' Bug is This?" "Skirmishing" "Naw! Lemme Show Ye How!" Struck by a Cyclone Supper Under Difficulties A Field Shanty It's the Morning Taking the Top Rail "Don't Stab Me." Hydropathic Treatment Si Defies a Regiment He Let Both Heels Fly Si Went Sprawling Stuck in the Mud It Burst With a Loud "bang." Si Takes a Crack at A Reb Si Captures a Johnny Corporal si Klegg One of the "Non-Com Mish." "Not 'less Ye Say 'Bunker Hill.'" They Had Shot a Mule The 200th Ind. Was Not Without Talent in Foraging Si Beat a Retreat Si Being Worked for a "good Thing." Si Was Disposed to Grumble Showing the Old Man a Trick Waiting for Their Clothes to Dry An Assault on the Well-filled Corn Crib Shorty Held the Calf Si Sprang Upon Him "Shorty if We—only Git—out O' This—" So Straight he Leaned Backward Si Almost Fainted when the Colonel Stopped Shorty Was There—with a Guard THIS BOOK IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED TO THE RANK AND FILE OF THE GRANDEST ARMY EVER MUSTERED FOR WAR. SI KLEGG CHAPTER I. GOING TO WAR—SI KLEGG'S COMPLETE EQUIPMENT AND WHAT BECAME OF IT. AFTER Si Klegg had finally yielded to his cumulative patriotic impulses and enlisted in the 200th Ind. for three years or until the rebellion was put down, with greater earnestness and solemnity to equip himself for his new career.