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The Guns of Shiloh

CHAPTER I
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The boys have found a branch an' are washin' up." By "branch" he meant a brook, and Dick went with him gladly.

They found a fine, clear stream, several feet broad and a foot deep, flowing swiftly between the slopes, and probably emptying miles further on into Bull Run.

Already it was lined by hundreds of soldiers, mostly boys, who were bathing freely in its cool waters.

Dick and the sergeant joined them and with the sparkle of the current fresh life and vigor flowed into their veins.
An officer took command, and when they had bathed their faces, necks, and arms abundantly they were allowed to take off their shoes and socks and put their bruised and aching feet in the stream.
"It seems to me, sergeant, that this is pretty near to Heaven," said Dick as he sat on the bank and let the water swish around his ankles.
"It's mighty good.

There's no denyin' it, but we'll move still a step nearer to Heaven, when we get our share of that beef an' coffee, which I now smell most appetizin'.


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