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Fighting Joe; Or, The Fortunes of a Staff Officer. A Story of the Great Rebellion

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The narrative follows Tom Somers, a young staff officer, as he leaves garrison life to serve through several campaigns of the Civil War era. Interweaving skirmishes, major engagements, scouting missions, and guerrilla encounters with camp scenes and personal relationships, it traces his daring exploits, wounds, and the friendships and rivalries formed in service. Military movements and historical incidents provide a factual backdrop, while the focus remains on personal courage, moral growth, and loyalty. Episodes move from staff duty and reconnaissance to pitched battles and pursuit, ending in reflections on sacrifice and comradeship.

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Title: Fighting Joe; Or, The Fortunes of a Staff Officer. A Story of the Great Rebellion

Author: Oliver Optic

Release date: May 4, 2019 [eBook #59429]

Language: English

Credits: E-text prepared by Richard Hulse, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)

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AT THE BATTLE OF ANTIETAM.—Page 143.

FIGHTING JOE;
OR,
THE FORTUNES OF A STAFF OFFICER.
A Story of the Great Rebellion.
BY
OLIVER OPTIC,
AUTHOR OF “THE SOLDIER BOY,” “THE SAILOR BOY,” “THE YOUNG LIEUTENANT,”
“THE YANKEE MIDDY,” “RICH AND HUMBLE,” “IN SCHOOL AND OUT,”
“WATCH AND WAIT,” “WORK AND WIN,” “THE RIVERDALE
STORY BOOKS,” “THE BOAT CLUB,” ETC.
BOSTON
LEE AND SHEPARD PUBLISHERS
Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by
WILLIAM T. ADAMS,
in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
Copyright, 1893, by William T. Adams
FIGHTING JOE
TO
F. ORMOND J. S. BAZIN
This Book
IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED,
BY HIS FRIEND
WILLIAM T. ADAMS.