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Wearing of the gray

being personal portraits, scenes and adventures of the war
Cooke, John Esten (1830-1886)
  
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
  
CONTENTS.

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PART I. PERSONAL PORTRAITS.
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I. STUART.
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III.
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IV.
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V.
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VI.
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VII.
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II. JACKSON.
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IV.
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III. HAMPTON.
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IV. ASHBY.
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V. BEAUREGARD.
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VI. EARLY.
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VII. MOSBY.
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VIII. PELHAM “THE GALLANT.”
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IX. FARLEY “THE SCOUT.”
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X. HARDEMAN STUART, THE YOUNG CAPTAIN OF THE SIGNAL CORPS.
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I.
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XI. JENNINGS WISE, THE CAPTAIN OF “THE BLUES.”
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PART II. IN THE CAVALRY.
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STUARTS “RIDE AROUND M'CLELLAN” IN JUNE, 1862.
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II. STUART ON THE OUTPOST. A SCENE AT CAMP QUI VIVE.
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III. ONE OF STUART'S ESCAPES.
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IV. A GLIMPSE OF COL. “JEB STUART.”
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V. A DESERTER.
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VI. A YOUNG VIRGINIAN AND HIS SPURS.
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VII. TO GETTYSBURG AND BACK AGAIN.
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IV.
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V.
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VII.
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VIII FROM THE RAPIDAN TO FRYING PAN, IN OCTOBER, 1863.
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IV.
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IX. MAJOR R—'S LITTLE PRIVATE SCOUT.
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X. A DASH AT ALDIE.
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IV.
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XI. JACKSON'S DEATH-WOUND.
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XII. FACETIÆ OF THE CAMP.
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IV.
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V.
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VI.
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VII.
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VIII.
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IX.
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X.
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XI.
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XII.
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PART III. OUTLINES FROM THE OUTPOST.
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I. A SCOUT ACROSS THE RAPPAHANNOCK.
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II. HOW I WAS ARRESTED.
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IV.
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III. MOSBY'S RAID INTO FAIRFAX.
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IV. MY FRIEND LIEUTENANT BUMPO.
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V. CORPORAL SHABRACH.
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I. HIS OPINION OF GENERAL LEE.
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II. HIS DESCRIPTION OF THE PASSPORT OFFICE.
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VI. THE BAND OF THE “FIRST VIRGINIA.”
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VII. THE “OLD STONEWALL BRIGADE.”
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VIII. ANNALS OF “THE THIRD.”
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IX. BLUNDERBUS ON PICKET.
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X. ADVENTURES OF DARRELL.
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I. HOW HE TOOK UPTON'S HILL.
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II. HIS RECOLLECTIONS OF MANASSAS AND THE “GAMEST YANKEE.”
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III. HOW HE WAS CAPTURED.
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IV. INCIDENTS ON THE PENINSULA.
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XI. LONGBOW'S HORSE.
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XII. ROSLYN AND THE WHITE HOUSE: “BEFORE AND AFTER.”
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XIII. ON THE WING.
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PART IV. SCOUT LIFE.
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I. THE SCOUTS.
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II. HUNTED DOWN.
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III. HOW S— OVERHEARD HIS DEATH-WARRANT.
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IV. HOW S— CAPTURED A FEDERAL COLONEL'S HAT.
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V. HOW S— CARRIED OFF A FEDERAL FIELD-OFFICER.
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VI. AN ADVENTURE WITH THE “BLUEBIRDS.”
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PART V. LATTER DAYS.
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I. ON THE ROAD TO PETERSBURG.
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I. NOTES OF AN OFFICER OF THE C. S. A.
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II. A FAMILY RIFLE-PIT.
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A FIGHT, A DEAD MAN, AND A COFFIN.
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IV. GENERAL PEGRAM ON THE NIGHT BEFORE HIS DEATH.
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V. LEE'S LAST BATTLES.
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IV.
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V.

  
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CONTENTS.

Page CONTENTS.

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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  • Part 3.
    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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