War 1812 by Michael Aye

Author:Michael Aye [Aye, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bitingduck Press
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Letting his horse crop at a small patch of grass, Jonah watched as Harrison’s infantry climbed into the boats to be rowed back out to Commodore Perry’s ships. His reverie was broken as Captain Clay Gesslin rode up.

Nodding to Moses, Gesslin spoke to Jonah. “The colonel is ready to pull out.”

“Looks like they might have a wet ride,” Jonah said, referring to the soldiers in the boats.

“Better them than us,” Gesslin replied, using his head to indicate the loading of the infantry.

“I won’t argue,” Jonah said. “How about you, Moses, land or sea?”

“I’ll stick to this hoss. If he goes down, I can still walk. One of them ships go down, I’d be in a heap of trouble. Only one man I ever heard of who could walk on water, and I never been much at swimming.” As an afterthought, Moses added, “And I certainly can’t drink that much water.” This brought a chuckle from Jonah and Gesslin.

“I like his thinking,” Gesslin said, as the three of them swung their horses around to catch up to the colonel.

“Glad to see you, Mr. Lee,” Colonel Johnson greeted Jonah as they rode up. “I don’t believe you’ve had the pleasure of meeting my brother, have you?”

“No sir.”

“James, this is Mr. Jonah Lee. He has the confidence of the president. Mr. Lee, my brother, Lieutenant Colonel James Johnson. He is my second in command.”

As the two shook hands, Jonah felt firmness in the man’s grip and decided he, like his brother, would be a formidable opponent.

“It’s good to meet you,” James said. “I’ve seen you in camp and Clay speaks highly of you.”

By the use of Gesslin’s first name, Jonah decided James was a little more relaxed than his brother.

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