Project Gutenberg 2012-02-21 Public domain in the USA. 193 Downs, E. C. (Edward C.) Downs, Edward C. Four Years a Scout and Spy "General Bunker", One of Lieut. General Grant's Most Daring and Successful Scouts, Being a Narrative of ... the Experience of Corporal Ruggles During Four Years' Service as a Scout and Spy for the Federal Army Produced by David Edwards, Barbara Kosker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Four Years a Scout and Spy" by E. C. Downs is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The narrative details the thrilling adventures and experiences of Corporal Lorain Ruggles, who served as a scout and spy for the Union Army during the Civil War. This work conveys not only the dangers Ruggles faced but also the personal challenges and moral dilemmas of serving in such a perilous role. The opening of the book introduces Corporal Ruggles, recounting his early life and the circumstances that led him to enlist in the Federal Army. He describes his upbringing in Ohio, earlier struggles with his strict father, and various occupations before the war began. After fleeing from the secessionist fervor in Mississippi, Ruggles's journey takes him to enlistment, where he is assigned a significant role in military scouting. The narrative reveals his transformation into "General Bunker," highlighting his adventures and foreshadowing the splendid tales of bravery, deception, and endurance that comprise his subsequent experiences as a spy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives Ruggles, Lorain, 1823- E456 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: History - Warfare 677270 2025-06-15T18:03:58.514397 text/html 678758 2021-01-08T14:38:49 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1135634 2021-01-08T14:38:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1222594 2025-06-15T18:04:13.739328 application/epub+zip 1229320 2025-06-15T18:04:03.301395 application/epub+zip 323201 2025-06-15T18:04:01.186400 application/epub+zip 1492565 2025-06-15T18:04:20.917328 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1434776 2025-06-15T18:04:11.590314 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439952 2022-09-17T17:39:12.737394 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 608140 2025-06-15T18:03:56.515409 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 607930 2021-01-08T14:38:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 220043 2021-01-08T14:38:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 607921 2021-01-08T14:38:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 220023 2021-01-08T14:38:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20216 2025-06-15T18:04:21.094322 application/rdf+xml 13991 2025-06-15T18:04:01.810361 image/jpeg 3915 2025-06-15T18:04:01.496380 image/jpeg 1209181 2025-06-15T18:03:58.590423 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