Two Wars: An Autobiography of General Samuel G. French Mexican War; War between the States, a Diary; Reconstruction Period, His Experience; Incidents, Reminiscences, etc.

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Graduation--Commissioned Brevet Second Lieutenant, U. S. 20 A.--Ordered to Fort Macon, N. C.--Goldsboro--Journey to Beaufort--Officers at the Fort--Life in a Casemate--Stormy Atlantic--That Oyster Supper--The Wandering Cot--Adieu to Fort Macon--Journey to Washington--Lieuts. George H. Thomas and John Pope--Weldon, N. C.--Go to West Point--Prof. Morse--First Dispatch--Hope Club, Washington--Dinner Given by Surgeon General Lawson--Appointed Aid to Gen. Scott--British Gold--Col. S. Churchill--Integrity of Old Army Officers--Leave Washington for Fort McHenry--Society in Baltimore--Chief Justice Taney