Outlines from the outpost
By: Ed. by Richard Harwell
Series: The Lakeside classics -- [no. 59]; Lakeside classics -- no. 59.
Publisher: R.R. Donnelley & Sons, Co.
Published: 1961
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 413
Subjects: Confederate Personal narratives; American Civil War (1861-1865) fast (OCoLC)fst01351658; History
Description: Account of John Esten Cooke's adventures during the American Civil War; including short biographical sketches of officers of the Confederacy.
Table of contents: title: Historical introduction; title: A biographical note; title: pt. I: Introductory. "The band in the pines" ; The den of Joyeuse ; Prologue: Stuart's "Ride around McClellan" in June, 1862; title: pt. II: Confederate portraits and sketches. Stonewall Jackson, and the Old Stonewall Brigade ; A day with Beauregard ; Recollections of Jennings Wise ; My friend Lieutenant Bumpo ; The young captains of the Signal Corps ; "The gallant Pelham"; title: pt. III: Camp reveries. Annals of the "Third" ; The sorrows of Fairfax ; My horse, and some animals I have known ; Some celebrated Yankees ; Three bands of my acquaintance ; A walk through the broom ; Roslyn and the White House ; On the wing; title: pt. IV: Military adventures. How I was arrested ; Hang him on that tree! ; A scout across the Rappahannock ; Captain Mosby's raid into Fairfax ; The adventures of Captain Darrell, aid de camp and scout ; An adventure with the "blue birds"; title: pt. V: Epilogue. Lee's last battles.