Excerpt from The Young Captain: A Memorial of Capt. Richard C. Derby, Fifteenth Reg; Mass; Volunteers, Who Fell at Antietam When a young man of promise has sud denly fallen in the presence of the nation and in defence of its liberties, and all hope of his future usefulness, in ordinary ways, has been destroyed; if there was any thing in his character and life, or in the circumstances of his death, which, if known, might be of bene fit to the world, that sensitiveness of friend ship could hardly be justified which should withhold from his fellow-soldiers some fitting memorial of him. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.