Charles Carleton Coffin

Charles Carleton Coffin
Charles Carleton Coffin (1823-1896) was an American journalist, author, and war correspondent, best known for his work during the American Civil War. He reported for the Boston Journal, covering major battles and events, and was renowned for his vivid accounts from the front lines. Coffin also wrote several historical books, including "The Boys of '61" and "The Story of Liberty," which focused on American history and the fight for independence. His works captured the heroism and struggles of the time, influencing the way Americans remembered the war and their history.

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CHAPTER I. HOW THE REBELLION CAME ABOUT. Many of you, my young readers, have seen the springs which form the trickling rivulets upon the hillsides. How small they are. You can almost drink them dry. But in the valley the silver threads become a brook, which widens to a river rolling to the far-off ocean. So is it with the ever-flowing stream of time. The things which were of small account a hundred... more...

INTRODUCTION. No period in the history of our country surpasses in interest that immediately preceding and including the beginning of the Revolutionary War. Many volumes have been written setting forth the patriotism and heroism of the fathers of the Republic, but the devotion of the mothers and daughters has received far less attention. This volume is designed, therefore, to portray in some degree... more...

CHAPTER I. Many years ago, before railroads were thought of, a company of Connecticut farmers, who had heard marvellous stories of the richness of the land in the West, sold their farms, packed up their goods, bade adieu to their friends, and with their families started for Ohio. After weeks of travel over dusty roads, they came to a beautiful valley, watered by a winding river. The hills around were... more...