The Young Lieutenant; or, The Adventures of an Army Officer
by Oliver Optic
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About This Book
William Taylor Adams (1822-1897) was a noted academic, author, and Massachusetts state legislator. He was born in Medway, Massachusetts. He became a teacher in the Boston, Massachusetts public schools in 1845, and remained in that capacity through 1865. He served as a member of the School Board of Dorchester, Massachusetts, for 14 years. In 1869, he became a member of the Massachusetts General Court. He wrote many books of fiction for boys under the pseudonym "Oliver Optic", including All Aboard; or, Life on the Lake (1855), Poor and Proud; or, The Fortunes of Katy Redburn (1858), The Soldier ...
Chapters (62)
- CHAPTER I
- CAPTAIN DE BANYAN AND OTHERS
- CHAPTER II
- THE SENATOR’S DAUGHTER
- CHAPTER III
- A FRIEND AT COURT
- CHAPTER IV
- THE FIRE OF TEMPTATION
- CHAPTER V
- ON THE SKIRMISH LINE
- CHAPTER VI
- THE REBEL SHARPSHOOTERS
- CHAPTER VII
- AN EXPEDITION IN FRONT
- CHAPTER VIII
- AN ORDER FROM HEADQUARTERS
- CHAPTER IX
- LIEUTENANT SOMERS CHANGES HIS NAME AND CHARACTER
- CHAPTER X
- ALLAN GARLAND AND FRIENDS
- CHAPTER XI
- THE VIRGINIA MAIDEN
- CHAPTER XII
- THE DIGNIFIED YOUNG REBEL
- CHAPTER XIII
- AN UNEXPECTED ARRIVAL
- CHAPTER XIV
- THE REBEL DIVISION GENERAL
- CHAPTER XV
- THE SHARPSHOOTER IN THE WOODS
- CHAPTER XVI
- RETURN TO THE CAMP
- CHAPTER XVII
- GLENDALE AND MALVERN HILLS
- CHAPTER XVIII
- LIEUTENANT SOMERS HAS A NEW SENSATION
- CHAPTER XIX
- OVER THE RIVER
- CHAPTER XX
- CAPTAIN DE BANYAN FINDS AN OLD FRIEND
- CHAPTER XXI
- THE THIRD TENNESSEE
- CHAPTER XXII
- THE REBEL FARM-HOUSE
- CHAPTER XXIII
- THE MAN IN THE CHIMNEY
- CHAPTER XXIV
- A BROKEN BARGAIN
- CHAPTER XXV
- SOMERS IS COMPELLED TO BACK OUT
- CHAPTER XXVI
- A NIGHT IN PETERSBURG
- CHAPTER XXVII
- A FRIEND INDEED
- CHAPTER XXVIII
- DR. SCOVILLE’S PATIENT
- CHAPTER XXIX
- DE BANYAN AT WORK
- CHAPTER XXX
- ANOTHER COMMISSION
- CHAPTER XXXI
- WASHINGTON, BOSTON AND PINCHBROOK
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