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The Forest of Swords

CHAPTER XV
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An ungloved hand, white and small, reached over the side and waved farewell, a farewell which John felt was for him.
To the east the battle still rolled, but John had forgotten its existence.

Higher and higher rose the _Arrow_, flying toward Paris, until it diminished to a mere dot in the sky, and then was gone.
THE END BY JOSEPH A.ALTSHELER _The Civil War Series_ In this series of stories Mr.Altsheler covers the principal battles of the Civil War.

In four of the volumes Dick Mason, who fights for the North, is the leading character, and in the others, his cousin, Harry Kenton, who joins the Confederate forces, takes the principal part.
The Guns of Bull Run Harry Kenton follows the lead of his father and joins the Southern forces.

His cousin, Dick Mason, the hero, fights with the North.
The Guns of Shiloh Dick takes part in the battle of Mill Spring, is captured but escapes.
The story gives a vivid account of the first defeat of the South.
The Scouts of Stonewall Harry and some friends become aides of Stonewall Jackson.

They follow him through the campaign in the Valley of Virginia.
The Sword of Antietam After engaging in the Battle of Shiloh, Dick gets into three big fights.
Antietam is the big battle described, with McClellan always in the foreground.
The Star of Gettysburg In this book Harry and his friends take part in the battles of Fredericksburg, The Wilderness and finally Gettysburg.


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