Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was made from images produced by the North Carolina History and Fiction Digital Library.) THE DRUMMER BOY by J. T. TROWBRIDGE NEW YORK HURST & COMPANY PUBLISHERS J. T. TROWBRIDGE SERIES UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME By J. T. TROWBRIDGE Coupon Bonds. Cudjo's Cave. Drummer Boy, The. Martin Merryvale, His X Mark. Lucy Arlyn. Father Bright Hopes. Neighbor Jackwood. Three Scouts, The. _Price, postpaid, 50c. each, or any three books for $1.25_ HURST & COMPANY Publishers, New York CONTENTS. CHAPTER PAGE I. Frank at Home 5 II. Off to the War 12 III. Under Canvas 21 IV. The old Drummer and the new Drum 32 V. Fun in Camp 41 VI. Breaking Camp 51 VII. Through Boston 59 VIII. Annapolis 71 IX. Thanksgiving in Camp 81 X. Frank's Progress 89 XI. A Christmas Frolic 93 XII. The Secessionist's Turkeys 105 XIII. The Expedition Moves 118 XIV. The Voyage and the Storm 125 XV. Hatterns Inlet 134 XVI. How Frank lost his Watch 143 XVII. In which Frank sees strange Things 151 XVIII. Bitter Things 161 XIX. Seth gets "Riled" 170 XX. Sunday before the Battle 178 XXI. Up the Sound 187 XXII. The Attack of the Gunboats 194 XXIII. The Troops disembark.--The Island 201 XXIV. The Bivouac 206