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CONTENTS.
Part 1.
PERSONAL PORTRAITS.Introduction xiii
I. Stuart 17
II. Jackson 44
III. Hampton 57
IV. Ashby 70
V. Beauregard 83
VI. Early 96
VII. Mosby 113
VIII Pelham “the Gallant” 127
IX. Farley “the Scout” 141
X. Hardeman Stuart, the Young Captain of the Signal Corps 152
XI. Jennings Wise, Captain of “The Blues” 158
Part 2.
IN THE CAVALRY.Introduction 169
I. Stuart's “Ride around McClellan,” in June, 1862 174
II. Stuart on the Outpost; a Scene at “Camp Qui Vive” 192
III One of Stuart's Escapes 204
IV. Glimpse of Colonel “Jeb Stuart” 212
V. A Deserter 220
VI. A Young Virginian and his Spurs 228
VII. To Gettysburg and Back Again 236
VIII. From the Rapidan to Frying-Pan; in October, 1863 263
IX. Major R—'s Little Private Scout 279
X. A Dash at Aldie 284
XI. Jackson's Death-Wound 297
XII. Facotiæe of the Camp—Souvenirs of a C. S. Officer 310
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OUTLINES FROM THE OUTPOST.I. A Scout across the Rappahannock 323
II. How I was Arrested 333
III. Mosby's Raid into Fairfax 346
IV. My Friend Lieutenant Bumpo 354
V. Corporal Shabrach:
I. His Opinion of General Lee 365
II. His Description of the Passport Office 372
VI. The Band of the “First Virginia” 377
VII. The “Old Stonewall Brigade” 382
VIII. Annals of “The Third” 389
IX. Blunderbus on Picket 402
X. Adventures of Darrell:
I. How he took Upton's Hill 410
II. His Recollections of Manassas and the “Gamest Yankee” 416
III. How he was Captured 423
IV. Incidents of the Peninsula 434
XI. Longbow's Horse 445
XII. Roslyn and the White House: Before and After 462
XIII. On the Wing 474
Part 4.
SCOUT LIFE.I. The Scouts 483
II. Hunted Down 487
III. How S—Overheard his Death-Warrant 500
IV. How S—Captured a Federal Colonel's Hat 509
V. How S—Carried off a Federal Field-Officer 514
VI. An Adventure with the “Bluebirds” 520
Part 5.
LATTER DAYS.I. On the Road to Petersburg: Notes of an Officer of the C. S. A. 527
II. A Family Rifle-Pit: an Incident of Wilson's Raid 536
III. A Fight, a Dead Man, and a Coffin 542
IV. General Pegram on the Night before his Death 553
V. Lee's Last Battles 556
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