I was adept at training men in horseback riding and soon was made a Lieutenant. I fought with General Grant at the Battles of Fort Henry and Fort Done...son and won promotion to Captain. It was on April 6, 1862, that I led my unit, Company A, 4th Illinois Calvary at the Battle of Shiloh, one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War. My luck ran out when an artillery shell struck right next to me and a six-inch piece of shrapnel struck my leg. I was in a hospital when the Commander of the 4th. "I thought it was past time we got to know each other, " she said,leaning back and blowing a stream of smoke towards the ceiling."I agree," I said. "We've never really talked before." My fault, I'm afraid. I've been very preoccupied." Understandable," I said. "Tell me about yourself, Carol."She took a sip of her Scotch before beginning."My mother died when I was young, so for quite a long time growing upit was just me and my father - a situation you're all too familiarwith. We moved around. " Doreen, you and I should get together this morning to go over where you're at so far. I need to set up a timetable for you to meet with our key suppliers. I really want to make sure we have a good relationship with them, but not have them take advantage of us. That's where my experience can help you." Yes ... thanks, Val. This is all so new ... so different from the furniture business. The people are different too. It takes some getting used to." Don't worry ... you're doing fine. Just don't. The one exception was "Hedonisia", the adult-oriented theme park--that had clothing optional for the paying customers and featured nude and semi-nude employees. Muffin and Timothy and the rest of the show were guest stars who were only at Orlando Land for two weeks. They would do their 16 daily shows and then rest until the next day.When the last show of their guest star performance was completed, Muffin trotted back stage dejected. Suddenly she stopped, sniffed the air, looked around and.