Excerpt from Soldiers and Sailors: Or Anecdotes, Details, and Recollections of Naval and Military Life
Soldiers and Sailors. - Recruiting Sergeant, Officer and Jack-tar. - Generals and Admirals. - Which is the braver, the Red Coat or the Blue Jacket? - Cavalry and Infantry. - Engineers, Artillery, and Marines. - Not all sunshine with Soldiers and Sailors. - The old Soldier. - Different opinions about war. - When are Sailors most steady? - A standing rule for a Soldier.
"Well, boys, though I am your uncle, so busy has my life been, that I have seen but very little of you.
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