Four Years a Scout and Spy : "General Bunker", One of Lieut. General Grant's Most Daring and Successful Scouts, Being a Narrative of ... the Experience of Corporal Ruggles During Four Years' Service as a Scout and Spy for the Federal Army

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Downs, E. C. (Edward C.)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Four Years a Scout and Spy" by E. C. Downs is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The narrative details the thrilling adventures and experiences of Corporal Lorain Ruggles, who served as a scout and spy for the Union Army during the Civil War. This work conveys not only the dangers Ruggles faced but also the personal challenges and moral dilemmas of serving in such a perilous role. The opening of the book introduces Corporal Ruggles, recounting his early life and the circumstances that led him to enlist in the Federal Army. He describes his upbringing in Ohio, earlier struggles with his strict father, and various occupations before the war began. After fleeing from the secessionist fervor in Mississippi, Ruggles's journey takes him to enlistment, where he is assigned a significant role in military scouting. The narrative reveals his transformation into "General Bunker," highlighting his adventures and foreshadowing the splendid tales of bravery, deception, and endurance that comprise his subsequent experiences as a spy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by David Edwards, Barbara Kosker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 77.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2012-02-21