It's a monotonous life at best.

Ah, I take your pawn, the one for which I've been lying in ambush more than a month." "But that pawn dies in a good cause, Hector.

When he fell, he uncovered the path to your remaining knight, as a dozen more moves will show you.
What is it, Harry ?" Harry Kenton, thin, but hardy and strong, saluted.
"We have news, sir," he replied, "that the portion of the Union army under General Sheridan is moving.

I bring you a dispatch from General Lee to march and meet them.

Other regiments, of course, will go with you." They put away the chessmen and with St.Clair and Langdon marshaled the troops in line of battle.