| Gilbert Nash - 1881 - 144 стор.
...thirty-three, rank and fife, and embarked them for Townsend. Some were old men, some boys, and some invalids; if they belonged to the Train Band or Alarm List, they were ^oldiers, whether they could carry a gun, walk a mile without crutches, or only compos mentis sufficient... | |
| Harrie Badger Coe - 1928 - 642 стор.
...their towns, for the expedition and perhaps a short cruise ; and some sent boys, old men and invalids ; if they belonged to the train band or alarm list they...sufficient to keep themselves out of fire and water." General Wadsworth, according to Wheeler's "History of Castine," testified "that at least one-fourth... | |
| Charles Richard Smith - 1975 - 520 стор.
...left a good deal to be desired. Hill noted, "some sent boys, old men, and invalids, if they belong to the Train Band or Alarm List they were soldiers,...mentis sufficient to keep themselves out of fire and water.""1 Nevertheless, Hill saw to it that the 433 rank and file who answered the call were marched... | |
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