Fables of Field and Staff

"The seven fables flanked by the covers of this book have to do with as many strange and wonderful happenings in the history of an infantry regiment--an infantry regiment of volunteers--in time of peace. They are seasoned abundantly, from end to end, with that which is stranger than fiction, but they differ slightly from 'muster-rolls for pay,' which, I am informed, one has to submit under oath." (From the Preface.)

Contains:

The March of the Forty Thieves. -- A Tale of Two Towers. -- One from the Veteran. --Woodleigh, Q.M. -- The Kerwick Cup. -- Officially reported. -- Special Orders, No. 49.