Project Gutenberg 2008-12-31 Public domain in the USA. 271 Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving) 1868 1922 Hancock, Harrie Irving Uncle Sam's Boys as Sergeants; or, Handling Their First Real Commands E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Emmy, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Uncle Sam's Boys as Sergeants; or, Handling Their First Real Commands" by H. Irving Hancock is a military fiction novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows Corporals Hal Overton and Noll Terry, who are now taking on the responsibilities of sergeants in the U.S. Army, facing challenges related to leadership and camaraderie amid the backdrop of military life. The narrative explores themes of honor, trust, and the impact of rumors within the close quarters of barracks life. At the start of the story, Corporal Hal Overton is seen preparing to practice wig-wag signaling with the help of an expert sergeant, indicating his commitment to becoming a better soldier. Meanwhile, tensions rise when a fellow soldier, Private William Green, claims to have been robbed of a considerable sum of money, leading to suspicion toward Overton due to a revolver found in his bunk. The situation escalates, resulting in Overton's promotion to sergeant amid the shadows of distrust and the necessity to lead his squad, despite the fact that many men harbor doubts about his integrity. The opening chapters set the stage for Overton's struggle to regain trust while adapting to his new role. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en United States. Army -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction Category: Adventure Category: Novels 355544 2025-06-11T11:49:38.956723 text/html 361563 2008-12-31T15:15:51 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 298226 2021-01-04T14:45:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 315610 2025-06-11T11:49:47.097715 application/epub+zip 318269 2025-06-11T11:49:40.780734 application/epub+zip 193618 2025-06-11T11:49:39.610722 application/epub+zip 599043 2025-06-11T11:49:51.729694 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 549402 2025-06-11T11:49:46.046718 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 283727 2022-09-13T04:16:24.636726 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 312063 2025-06-11T11:49:37.732762 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 311691 2021-01-04T14:45:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 114916 2021-01-04T14:45:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 311698 2021-01-04T14:45:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 114917 2021-01-04T14:45:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20275 2025-06-11T11:49:51.889651 application/rdf+xml 28437 2025-06-11T11:49:39.722744 image/jpeg 4115 2025-06-11T11:49:39.666710 image/jpeg 296489 2025-06-11T11:49:39.003740 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia