Excerpt from Tin Soldiers: The Organized Militia and What It Really IsMr. Pratt has had considerable practical experi ence, having served in the cavalry, field artillery, and infantry branches of the militia, and at present holds a commission as first lieutenant in the Eighth Massa chusetts Infantry. He has participated in practically all the large maneuvers during the last ten years, either in the line of duty or as war correspondent, and in writing this book has done his country the highest service possible by assisting in bringing home to our citizens the necessity of building up in time of peace an adequate national defense.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.