Excerpt from The Boys in Blue of 1861 1865: A Condensed History Worth Preserving In proof of which the official records Show that of the number were killed in battle, were mortally wounded, died of disease con tracted in the line of duty, perished in rebel prisons or soon after being released therefrom, while more were disabled for life. So that it may truthfully be said, that every star and stripe on our Nation's banner has been bathed in the loyal blood of the men who bared their breasts to the shot and shell of those who would supplant it with another. 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.