Blue, John. Hanging Rock Rebel: Lt. John Blue’s War in West and the Shenandoah Valley. Edited by Dan Oates. Shippensburg, Pa.: Burd Street Press, 1994.

11th Virginia Cavalry, Lieutenant Enlistment, companies, 1-4 Fighting in Romney, 3 Arms, 4-5 Huckleberry Rangers, 6ff Hunting, deer, raccoon, 7-9 Militia, 12-13 Scouting, 13-14 Battle of Hanging Rock, 17ff Fighting Yankee cavalry, 20ff Isaac Parsons and secession, 29 Accident with hatchet, 31-32 Romney, 34ff Confrontation with Yankees, 35-37 Accidental shooting death, 39 Slaves, 42 Escape from Yankees through the lines, 29-44 Battle of Blue’s Gap, 35-56 Burning a bridge, 52 Captured at his father’s house, 59 Prisoner, 61ff Spy accusations, 62 Oath, 64 Escape in Union coat, 65ff Woman helps him escape on horseback, 71 Skirmish, Grassy Lick Run, 73ff Death of colonel Parson, 73-75 Arms, Navy revolver, 75-76 Bear, 81 Wardensville, guerrillas, 87ff Ambushing Yankees, 89 Buying a horse, 92-93 Jackson and Banks, 96ff 1862 Valley campaign, 102ff Rebel yell, 113 Sabers, 1113, 115 Cedar Mountain, Slaughter’s Mountain, 118-30 Stonewall Jackson, 121 Wounded soldier, 126-28 Stretcher bearers, 128 Burials, 129 Second Manassas, Bull Run, 135-52 Jeb Stuart, passim, often referred to as “Stewart”

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At home, captured by Yankees, 156ff Parole, pass, 161 Yankees and women, captured Confederates, 171 Prisoners, 174 campaign, Jones, Imboden, 177ff Wounded horse, 182 Foraging sheep, 185-86 Stonewall Jackson, death, 186 Gettysburg campaign, 197ff Fleetwood Hill, Brandy Station, Jeb Stuart, 198ff Hit in head with brick, 200 Pickett’s charge, 201ff Foot wounded, women, 209-212 Taken prisoner, 215 Recused by McNeill’s Rangers, 218ff Boots, 223 Fraternization, pickets, trading, 224 Christian soldiers, 233 Horse killed, taken prisoner, 237 Old Capitol Prison, Washington, 239ff Wounds, 239-40 Belle Boyd, 242-43 Treated well as a prisoner, 243 Escape attempt, 243-47 Johnson’s Island, 247ff Clothing, cold, 252-53 Escape from Johnson’s Island, 255-58 Erysipelas, 258-59 Sutlers, wood, 259 Point Lookout, 261ff Prisoner exchange, 261ff Prisoner killed escape from train, 265 General Jeff Thompson, 266, 278 Point Lookout escape attempt, 266-69 Bathing in , 272-74 John Hunt Morgan’s men, one killed by a Union guard, 274-75 Black soldier guard, 275-76 Fort Delaware, 279ff Prisoners, food, starvation, 282-83 Water, 284 Mail, 284 Shooting of crippled colonel, 287-88 July 4, 288 Forged passes, prisoner escape, 288 Preachers among the prisoners, Presbyterian, Methodist, 288-90 Heat, water, 293

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Gambling, 293-94 Classes and amusements, 294 Escape from Old Capitol Prison, 295-97 Shooting a prisoner, 297 Boxes, 298-99 Jubal Early defeat in the Valley, 301 War news from Philadelphia Inquirer, 301-2 Rats, dogs, oath, 302-3 Clothing, 303-4 Prayer meetings, 304 Hospital, rheumatism, 304ff Smallpox, 307-8 News of Lincoln assassination, 311

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