# Siege of Washington, D.C., written expressly for little people

Author: Adams, F. Colburn (Francis Colburn), 1850-1891

Genre: US Civil War

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4668

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Siege+of+Washington%2C+D.C.%2C+written+expressly+for+little+people+Adams&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

YOU, my son, have heard, and perhaps read, how Rome was once saved by a goose. There were, as you know, my son, a great many geese abroad during the siege of Washington; but it was not through any act of theirs that the city was saved. As I love you dearly, my son, so is it my first desire to instruct you correctly on all subjects in which the good of our great country is concerned. Before concluding my history of this remarkable siege, I shall prove to your satisfaction that Washington was saved, and the fate of the nation determined, by a barrel of whisky.

## Chapters

- [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/siege-of-washington-d-c-written-expressly-for-little-people-4668/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Chapter 12](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/siege-of-washington-d-c-written-expressly-for-little-people-4668/chapters/12/index.md)
- [Chapter 15](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/siege-of-washington-d-c-written-expressly-for-little-people-4668/chapters/15/index.md)
- [Chapter 11](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/siege-of-washington-d-c-written-expressly-for-little-people-4668/chapters/11/index.md)
- [Chapter 14](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/siege-of-washington-d-c-written-expressly-for-little-people-4668/chapters/14/index.md)
- [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/siege-of-washington-d-c-written-expressly-for-little-people-4668/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Chapter 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/siege-of-washington-d-c-written-expressly-for-little-people-4668/chapters/8/index.md)
- [Chapter 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/siege-of-washington-d-c-written-expressly-for-little-people-4668/chapters/6/index.md)
- [Chapter 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/siege-of-washington-d-c-written-expressly-for-little-people-4668/chapters/5/index.md)
- [Chapter 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/siege-of-washington-d-c-written-expressly-for-little-people-4668/chapters/9/index.md)
- [Chapter 13](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/siege-of-washington-d-c-written-expressly-for-little-people-4668/chapters/13/index.md)
- [Chapter 10](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/siege-of-washington-d-c-written-expressly-for-little-people-4668/chapters/10/index.md)
- [Chapter 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/siege-of-washington-d-c-written-expressly-for-little-people-4668/chapters/4/index.md)
- [Chapter 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/siege-of-washington-d-c-written-expressly-for-little-people-4668/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Chapter 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/siege-of-washington-d-c-written-expressly-for-little-people-4668/chapters/7/index.md)