# Volume of anecdotes

Author: Anonymous

Genre: Category: Humour

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69313

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Volume+of+anecdotes+Anonymous&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

Many humorous incidents, says a writer in the _Century Magazine_, occurred on battlefields. A Confederate colonel ran ahead of his regiment at Malvern Hill, and, discovering that the men were not following him as closely as he wished, he uttered a fierce oath and exclaimed: “Come on! Do you want to live forever?” The appeal was irresistible, and many a poor fellow who had laughed at the colonel’s queer exhortation laid down his life soon after.

## Chapters

- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/volume-of-anecdotes-69313/chapters/1/index.md)