Excerpt from Sparks From the Camp Fire, or Tales of the Old Veterans: Thrilling Stories of Heroic Deeds, Brave Encounters, Desperate Battles, Bold Achievements, Reckless Daring, Lofty Patriotism, Terrible Suffering and Wondrous Fortitude, as Re-Told Today Around the Modern Camp Fire This volume contains nothing but true stories - real incidents - the truth of which has been thoroughly attested. No embellishments are needed to make such a work thrilling and interesting. The most gifted writer of fiction can add nothing to the romance of war stories, of which it may be truly said, Truth is stranger than fiction. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.