This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 edition. Excerpt: ...no doubt very proud of his epaulets; and it is only fair to presume that if he had ever been called upon to defend the flag under which he loved to march, his prowess in battle would have secured for him if not "a suflicient quantity of glory to immortalize a dozen of the greatest heroes in Christendom," at least a respectable position on the Roll of Honor. It is said of him that he could frequently be seen drilling some imaginary squad during his leisure hours, and they tell a story about him, for the truth of which, however, I am unable to vouch, that upon one occasion while he was thus engaged in his attic, he gave the command, "Drei almechtichy shritt hinnershich," (three almighty paces to the rear), and in his enthusiastic efforts to execute it, accidentally stepped into an open stairway, and down he went. His wife, who met him at the bottom, exclaimed, "My Gott, George, was mascht du?" (My God! Geo., what are you doing P") when he retorted, "Ga wek, Mommy, du wascht en drek we es im greek haar gade," (go away, Mammy, you know nothing of the fortunes of war.) At another time after he had given the order to "right dress," he looked down the line and noticed the aldermanic proportions of one of the men in advance of the rest, he scratched his head for a moment, but failing to find any command in his military vocabulary suitable to correct the error, shouted at the top of his voice, "The man with the big base drum will step one pace to the rear," which, although not found in Upton's lVIanual, no doubt, answered the purpose admirably. The company from Heidelberg was commanded successively by Captains Peter Wolfersperger, George Carl, Charles Obetz, Henry Murdock...