Part 4

During this four-years’ drama I was sometimes in the audience, often behind the scenes, and once or twice upon the stage itself. When the curtain fell at last I did not appreciate the awful grandeur and moment of the events, but now I realize that they stamped their impression upon my young life. They strengthened me for undertakings for which I otherwise would have lacked nerve and endurance, and they gave me a fonder longing for the comforts of Peace than is entertained by those who have never heard the wail of woful War.

THE END.

FOOTNOTES:

[A] Generals Rawlins, Porter, Badeau, Dent, and the others of General Grant’s staff were at the front.

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Transcriber’s note

Minor punctuation errors have been changed without notice.

In the original there were two footnotes. The first one which only pointed to the second one has been removed.