The Lost Army
The Lost Army by Thomas Wallace Knox is available here as the complete text, split into 635 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Lost Army by Thomas Wallace Knox. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #45071.
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The Lost Army
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II St. Louis and Camp Jackson
- Chapter III Secession Ideas of Neutrality
- Chapter IV On the Road to Glory
- Chapter V On the March--Capturing a Rebel Flag
- Chapter VI Marching and Camping in the Rain--First Shots at the Enemy
- Chapter VII From Jefferson to Booneville--First Battle in Missouri
- Chapter VIII The Captured Camp--a Chaplain's Exploit
- Chapter IX Regulars and Volunteers--Foraging in the Enemy's Country
- Chapter X , Lessons in Mule-Driving--Critical Position of the Army
- Chapter XI Battle of Wilson's Creek.--Death of General Lyon
- Chapter XII After the Battle--a Flag of Truce
- Chapter XIII Losses in Battle--the Retreat
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV Hints for Campaigning--in a Rebel's House--Snuff-Dipping
- Chapter XVI A Successful Scout--Capture of a Rebel Cavalry Squad
- Chapter XVII The Rebels on the Offensive--Siege of Lexington
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter XIX Occupation of Springfield--Another Battle Imminent
- Chapter XX Army Scouting--Refugees and Their Sufferings
- Chapter XXI A General Advance--a Scouting Party and What Came of It
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII
- Chapter XXIV A Rapid Retreat--an Expedition and a Forced March
- Chapter XXV
- Chapter XXVI
- Chapter XXVII
- Chapter XXVIII
- Chapter XXIX The Rebels Defeated--End of the Battle--Indians Scalping
- Chapter XXX Jack's Diplomacy--His Return to Camp--a New Move
- Chapter XXXI A New Scouting Expedition--Captured by the Enemy
- Chapter XXXII Captured Again--How Jack “Played Crazy.”
- Chapter XXXIII A Treacherous Host--How the Boys Turned the Tables
- Chapter XXXIV Convicted by a Dumb Witness--Short Rations--a Capture
- Chapter XXXV
- Chapter XXXVI
- Chapter XXXVII
- Chapter XXXVIII
- Chapter XXXIX
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