Blue and Gray Laughing
edited by Paul Zall
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"Major General John Pope has been sent West to attend
to the Indians. If true to his former instincts and practices, he will increase
rather than diminish the ra
ce."
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"Mrs. W--, an old lady residing in the town of O--, was,
just after one of the battles in the Southwest, listening to an account
of General Grant's Operations in which, among other things, it was stated
that he had caused several miles of new road to be constructed and had covered
it here and there with corduroy. 'Why bless me!' she exclaimed. 'What a
waste! Did a body ever hear the like? There's our boys, poor creeturs! some
of 'em 'most naked, and the pesky officers using up on them seceshioners
roads all that stuff that was sent to make breeches!' "
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"Prisoners captured at Cheraw said it was no use fighting
Sherman, for if the devil had him in hell, he would flank him and get to
heaven."
These jokes are from Blue and Gray Laughing:
A Collection of Civil War Soldiers' Humor from Rank and
File Publications. If you enjoy the unique wit and droll humor of the
nineteenth-century soldier, this delightful collection will provide
you with dozens of hilarious anecdotes, poems, and stories.
As an added bonus, the proceeds from the sale of this book go to battlefield
preservation organizations.
Blue and Gray Laughing is available from Rank and
File Publications, 1926 South Pacific Coast Highway #228, Redondo Beach,
CA 90277. Want to order online? Contact
www.amazon.com.
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