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Cooke, John Esten, 1830-1886 [1867], Wearing of the gray: being personal portraits, scenes and adventures of the war. (E.B. Treat and Co., New York) [word count] [eaf521T].
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CONTENTS.

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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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Cooke, John Esten, 1830-1886 [1867], Wearing of the gray: being personal portraits, scenes and adventures of the war. (E.B. Treat and Co., New York) [word count] [eaf521T].
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