The Perfect Scout : A Soldier’s Memoir of the Great March to the Sea and the Campaign of the Carolinas / / George W. Quimby ; edited by Anne Sarah Rubin and Stephen Murphy

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910974043903321
• Autore: Quimby George W. <1842-1926, >
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Tuscaloosa, : The University of Alabama Press, [2018]
• ISBN: 0-8173-9161-4
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (221 pages)
• Disciplina: 973.7/8092
• Soggetti: Sherman's March through the Carolinas; Sherman's March to the Sea; Scouts (Reconnaissance) - United States - 19th century; Soldiers - United States - 19th century; Electronic books.; United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns; United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Scouts and scouting; United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Preface by Stephen Murphy -- Introduction by Anne Sarah Rubin -- George W. Quimby's Introduction -- Part I. The Great March to the Sea -- 1. Introduction to Scouting -- 2. Fayetteville -- 3. General Kilpatrick and Lieutenant Griffin -- 4. Mr. Stokesbury -- 5. The Demijohn -- 6. Milledgeville -- 7. Texas Rangers -- 8. Texans Again -- 9. Missouri Jayhawkers -- 10. Peach Wine -- 11. Ferry -- 12. Millen -- 13. Pine Cones -- 14. Riding with the Rebels -- 15. Canoe Expedition -- 16. Down the Ogeechee -- 17. Rescued in the Bay -- 18. General Howard's Version -- 19. On the Flag-Ship -- 20. Fort McAllister Falls -- 21. Siege of Savannah -- 22. In Savannah -- 23. The Stevensons -- Part II. The Campaign of the Carolinas -- 24. First Day -- 25. Crossing the Creek -- 26. Mr. New -- 27. Miss Virginia -- 28. Mascots -- 29. Rain -- 30. Pontoon Bridge on Congaree River -- 31. Fire in Columbia -- 32. On to Camden -- 33. Wounded -- 34. Face Off with Rebels -- 35. Lieutenant McQueen -- 36. Longtonen -- 37. ; Recovered -- 38. Notes from General Howard -- 39. Dispatches to General Terry -- 40. Delayed -- 41. A Rest -- 42. Dispatches Delivered -- 43. Goldsboro -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: A rare and dramatic first-person account by a Union scout who served General William Tecumseh Sherman on his "march to the sea" After his father-in-law passed away, Stephen Murphy found, among the voluminous papers left behind, an ancestral memoir.Murphy quickly became fascinated with the recollections of George W.