Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 252
he very utmost.He has, in the first place, a heavy load to carry.His knapsack, haversack, canteen, ammunition,musket, and accouterments are by no means a lightmatter at the outset, and they grow heavier with march to one who knows nothing of the hardships every additional mile of the road. So true… … A SURGEON WRITING UPON THE POMMEL OF HIS SADDLE AN ORDER FOR AN AMBULANCE. from daylight to midnight, from one point toanother, seems, to one who has not tried it, nogreat undertaking. Thirty miles ! It is but anhours ride in the cars. Nor can the single pedes-trian, who easily covers greater…
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