Blackford, W. W. War Years with Jeb Stuart. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1993.

John Brown and slavery, 11-13 Secession, 13-14 Enlistment, 14-15 Varina Davis, Richmond society, 15-16 Jeb Stuart, 15ff Picket duty, 17-18 Manassas, 19-41 Religion, 91-92 Diarrhea, 21 Horse, 21-23 Covering flanks, 26 Surgeons, amputations, 27-28 United State flag, 29 Bravery, Stuart, 31-32 Artillery fire, 32-33 Water, wounded, 33 Federal retreat, 34-35 Beauregard, 35 Prisoners, 37-43 Taking spurs from the dead, 45 Cotton diplomacy, European recognition, 46-47 Should have attacked Washington, 47 Camp slave, 48 Horse, 48-49 West Point officers, 49-50 Officer election, 51 General William Jones, 52-55 Winter quarters, 54 Abandonment of Manassas, 59-60 Mosby, 60 Peninsula campaign, 62ff Officer election, 62-63 Pontoons, 63ff Heros Von Borcke, 69-70 Seven Days, 71ff Rush’s Lancers, 72-73 Federal supplies, 75 Embalming, 75 Alcohol, 75-76 Malvern Hill, 78-79 Stonewall Jackson, 81-82 et passim Horses, 85-86 Jeb Stuart, religion character, 89

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John Pelham, 90 Dispatch carriers, 92-93 Women, society, 94-95 McClellan, 96 John Pope, 96-97 Robert E. Lee’s life in camp, food, 98-99 Cavalry strikes Pope’s train, 99-100 Woman wants Stuart to capture a Federal officer, 100, 108 Charging the Bucktails, railroad depot, 101-3 Alcohol, 104 Rain, 104 Destruction of railroad bridge, 105 Robe, dog, 106-7 Captured Pope’s headquarters, 107 Quartermaster, 108 Second Manassas, Bull Run, 98ff Stonewall Jackson, 111-12 Railroad accident, 114-15 Stonewall Jackson, buttermilk, 118-19 Battlefield at night, 122-23 Wounded soldiers, yellow jackets, 123 Fitz John Porter, 126 Stephen D. Lee, 133 Horse, blacksmith, 134-35 Death of Kearny, 137 Pope, McClellan, and northern opinion, 138-39 Antietam campaign, 139ff Women and soldiers, 142 Harpers Ferry, 143-47 Food, foraging, 144-45 Humor, 146 Dandridges, The Bower, 154- Theatrical performance, Heros Von Borcke, 156-62 Camp life, 162 Ride around McClellan’s army, 165-81 Map, Chambersburg, women, 165-66 Dutch farmers in Pennsylvania, 166 Women as intelligence sources, 179 Lawley and Vizetelly, 181-83, 187 Fredericksburg campaign, 183ff Wagon or carriage accident, 187-88 Party, 187-88 Pontoons, 190 Winter quarters, 199 Stonewall Jackson, 199ff Pelham, death, 200-202

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Stuart and Chancellorsville, 204 R. Channing Price, 204-6 Captain Scheibert, Mrs. Robert E. Lee, 206-10 Troops review, 211-13 Brandy Station, 212-17 Gettysburg campaign, 217- Von Borcke wounded, 219-21 Defense of Stuart, 229ff Robert E. Lee, 230-31 Bristoe campaign, 237ff Meade entrenchments, 242-43 Mine Run, 244 Robert E. Lee, 245-46 Engineers, 249ff Parting from Jeb Stuart, 250 Death of Stuart, 252-53 Overland campaign, 252ff Spotsylvania Courthouse, 253 Deserter execution, pardon, 254-56 Cold Harbor, 257-58 , West Point, 258 Petersburg, 260ff Entrenchments, 262ff Entrenchments, night firing, 264-65 Petersburg mine, stench of bodies, 266-67 Camp, tent, artillery emplacement, 272-74 Cats, 273-74 Soldiers, entrenchments, 274-75 Richmond Examiner, freedom of the press, Jefferson Davis, 281-82 Robert E. Lee and the abandonment of Richmond, Jefferson Davis, 282-84 Appomattox, 287ff Robert E. Lee after Appomattox, 292-95 Lincoln assassination, 301

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