Glazier's determination to re-enter the army.--Letter to Colonel Harhaus.--Testimonial from Colonel Clarence Buel.--Letter from Hon. Martin I. Townsend to governor of New York.--Letter from General Davies.--Letter from General Kilpatrick.--Application for new commission successful.--Home.--The mother fails to recognize her son.--Supposed to be dead.--Recognized by his sister Marjorie.--Filial and fraternal love.--Reports himself to his commanding officer for duty.--Close of the war and of Glazier's military career.--Seeks a new object in life.--An idea occurs to him.--Becomes an author, and finds a publisher 295 CHAPTER XXVII. CAREER AS AN AUTHOR. Glazier in search of a publisher for "Capture, Prison-Pen and Escape."--Spends his last dollar.--Lieutenant Richardson a friend in need.--Joel Munsell, of Albany, consents to publish.--The author solicits subscriptions for his work before publication.-- Succeeds.--Captain Hampton.--R. H. Ferguson.--Captain F. C. Lord.--Publication and sale of first edition.--Great success.--Pays his publisher in full.--Still greater successes.--Finally attains an enormous sale.--Style of the work.--Extracts.--Opinions of the press 304 CHAPTER XXVIII. "THREE YEARS IN THE FEDERAL CAVALRY." Another work by Captain Glazier.--"Three Years in the Federal Cavalry."--Daring deeds of the Light Dragoons.--Extracts from the work.--Night attack on Falmouth Heights.--Kilpatrick's stratagem.--Flight of the enemy.--Capture of Falmouth.--Burial of Lieutenant Decker.--Incidents at "Brandy Station."--"Harris Light" and "Tenth New York."--"Men of Maine, you must save the day!"--Position won.--Some press reviews of the work 313 CHAPTER XXIX. "BATTLES FOR THE UNION." "Battles for the Union."--Extracts.--Bull Run.--Brandy Station.--Manassas.--Gettysburg.--Pittsburg Landing.--Surrender of General Lee.--Opinions of the press.--Philadelphia "North American."--Pittsburg "Commercial."--Chicago "Inter-Ocean."-- Scranton "Republican."--Wilkes-Barre "Record of the Times."--Reading "Eagle."--Albany "Evening Journal" 322 CHAPTER XXX. "HEROES OF THREE WARS." Literary zeal.--"Heroes of Three Wars."--Extract from preface.--Sale of the work.--Extracts: Washington.--Winfield Scott.--Zachary Taylor.--Grant.--Sheridan.--Kilpatrick.--Press reviews, a few out of many: Boston "Transcript."--Chicago "Inter-Ocean."--Baltimore "Sun."--Philadelphia "Times."--Cincinnati "Enquirer."--Worcester "Spy."--Pittsburg "Gazette" 341 CHAPTER XXXI.