# Si Klegg, Book 1 His Transformation from a Raw Recruit to a Veteran

Author: McElroy, John, 1846-1929

Genre: US Civil War

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31771

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Si+Klegg%2C+Book+1+His+Transformation+from+a+Raw+Recruit+to+a+Veteran+McElroy&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

"Si Klegg, of the 200th Ind., and Shorty, his Partner," were born more than 25 years ago in the brain of John McElroy, editor of The National Tribune, who invented the names and characters, outlined the general plan, and wrote a number of the chapters. Subsequently, the editor, having many other important things pressing upon his attention, called in an assistant to help on the work, and this assistant, under the direction and guidance of the editor, wrote some of these chapters. Subsequently, without the editor's knowledge or consent, the assistant adopted all the material as his own, and expanded it into a book which had a limited sale and then passed into the usual oblivion of shortliv...

## Chapters

- [Chapter 21](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/si-klegg-book-1-his-transformation-from-a-raw-recruit-to-a-veteran-31771/chapters/21/index.md)
- [Chapter 23](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/si-klegg-book-1-his-transformation-from-a-raw-recruit-to-a-veteran-31771/chapters/23/index.md)
- [Chapter 13](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/si-klegg-book-1-his-transformation-from-a-raw-recruit-to-a-veteran-31771/chapters/13/index.md)
- [Chapter 22](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/si-klegg-book-1-his-transformation-from-a-raw-recruit-to-a-veteran-31771/chapters/22/index.md)
- [Chapter 18](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/si-klegg-book-1-his-transformation-from-a-raw-recruit-to-a-veteran-31771/chapters/18/index.md)
- [Chapter 24](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/si-klegg-book-1-his-transformation-from-a-raw-recruit-to-a-veteran-31771/chapters/24/index.md)
- [Chapter 16](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/si-klegg-book-1-his-transformation-from-a-raw-recruit-to-a-veteran-31771/chapters/16/index.md)
- [Chapter 19](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/si-klegg-book-1-his-transformation-from-a-raw-recruit-to-a-veteran-31771/chapters/19/index.md)
- [Chapter 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/si-klegg-book-1-his-transformation-from-a-raw-recruit-to-a-veteran-31771/chapters/6/index.md)
- [Chapter 20](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/si-klegg-book-1-his-transformation-from-a-raw-recruit-to-a-veteran-31771/chapters/20/index.md)
- [Chapter 15](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/si-klegg-book-1-his-transformation-from-a-raw-recruit-to-a-veteran-31771/chapters/15/index.md)
- [Chapter 14](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/si-klegg-book-1-his-transformation-from-a-raw-recruit-to-a-veteran-31771/chapters/14/index.md)
- [Chapter 11](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/si-klegg-book-1-his-transformation-from-a-raw-recruit-to-a-veteran-31771/chapters/11/index.md)
- [Chapter 17](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/si-klegg-book-1-his-transformation-from-a-raw-recruit-to-a-veteran-31771/chapters/17/index.md)
- [Chapter 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/si-klegg-book-1-his-transformation-from-a-raw-recruit-to-a-veteran-31771/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Chapter 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/si-klegg-book-1-his-transformation-from-a-raw-recruit-to-a-veteran-31771/chapters/8/index.md)
- [Chapter 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/si-klegg-book-1-his-transformation-from-a-raw-recruit-to-a-veteran-31771/chapters/9/index.md)
- [Chapter 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/si-klegg-book-1-his-transformation-from-a-raw-recruit-to-a-veteran-31771/chapters/7/index.md)
- [Chapter 12](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/si-klegg-book-1-his-transformation-from-a-raw-recruit-to-a-veteran-31771/chapters/12/index.md)
- [Chapter 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/si-klegg-book-1-his-transformation-from-a-raw-recruit-to-a-veteran-31771/chapters/5/index.md)
- [Chapter 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/si-klegg-book-1-his-transformation-from-a-raw-recruit-to-a-veteran-31771/chapters/4/index.md)
- [Chapter 10](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/si-klegg-book-1-his-transformation-from-a-raw-recruit-to-a-veteran-31771/chapters/10/index.md)
- [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/si-klegg-book-1-his-transformation-from-a-raw-recruit-to-a-veteran-31771/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/si-klegg-book-1-his-transformation-from-a-raw-recruit-to-a-veteran-31771/chapters/1/index.md)