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Short Story Of The First Volunteer Soldier
In June of 1861 there was talk of a civil war escalating and the excitement was catching through town. A boy named Charley who is 15 from Minnesota lies about his age in order to join the First Volunteer Regiment that could reach up to 1,000 men. Charley had never been far from home. He gets to Fort Snelling and tells them he is 18.
He receives a few rules and is then a given a pair of black pants, grey socks, and a cheap hat. At this point the excitement was starting to wear off due to the unhappy conditions. Charley learns to to carry a rifle, and march. They seldom shoot because they are low on ammunition. He was getting tired of the drilling, wheeling, marching, and fake loading. Charley was ready to leave but on June 22nd they
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