Cooke, John Esten, 1830-1886 [1869], Hilt to hilt, or, Days and nights on the banks of the Shenandoah in the autumn of 1864. (G. W. Carleton, New York) [word count] [eaf512T].

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Hilt to Hilt; or, Days and Nights on the Banks of the Shenandoah in the Autumn of 1864.

Front Matter Front matter Covers, Edges and Spine Preliminaries NEW NOVELS BY JOHN ESTEN COOKE. Preliminaries Title Page CONTENTS. PROLOGUE. Main text I. IN “MOSBY'S CONFEDERACY. ” II. THE NIGHT-HAWKS. III. LANDON. IV. KNOCKED FROM THE SADDLE. V. CAPTAIN BLOUNT. VI. HOW THEY MANAGED MATTERS ON THE BORDER IN 1864. VII. AN EYE FOR AN EYE. VIII. THE NIGHT MARCH. IX. THE OLD CHAPEL. X. WHY I DID NOT RETURN WITH LANDON. XI. HOW I MISSED MY SUPPER. XII. CAPTAIN RATCLIFFE. XIII. A MOONLIGHT RIDE. XIV. ARDEN'S SECRET. XV. ARDEN “DISMOUNTS” ME. XVI. ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! XVII. WINCHESTER. XVIII. EARLY AND SOME BRAVES OF THE VALLEY ARMY. XIX. FITZHUGH LEE, THE GAY AND GALLANT. XX. THE TORCH. XXI. “BEFORE TO-MORROW YOU WILL BE DEAD — OR I WILL. ” XXII. LIEUTENANT ARDEN, U. S. A. XXIII. BIZARRE. XXIV. LOVER'S LEAP. XXV. POISON. XXVI. NAMELESS. XXVII. “A TRUMP. ” XXVIII. ONE OF THE BRIGHT SPOTS IN MY MEMORY. XXIX. BLOUNT'S SECRET. XXX. TOUCH-AND-GO. XXXI. THE DESERTER. XXXII. ANTOINETTE DUVARNY. XXXIII. THE RING. XXXIV. THE OFFER AND REFUSAL. XXXV. IN THE “FOX-SPRING WOODS. ” XXXVI. WAR IN THE VALLEY OF THE SHENANDOAH IN 1864. XXXVII. NO QUARTER. XXXVIII. “PARTISAN RANCOUR. ” XXXIX. THE LAST KNOT IN THE STRING. XL. ACROSS A GRAVE. XLI. ARDEN'S BADGES. XLII. “COWARD! COWARD! COWARD!” XLIII. NEMESIS. EPILOGUE. Back matter NEW BOOKS And New Editions Recently Published by CARLETON, Publisher, NEW YORK.