LEADER 03542oam 22005774a 450 001 9910974043903321 005 20251117102410.0 010 $a0-8173-9161-4 035 $a(CKB)3790000000543675 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5211464 035 $a(OCoLC)1019645836 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse66472 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5211464 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11491893 035 $a(OCoLC)1017758165 035 $a(EXLCZ)993790000000543675 100 $a20170517d2018 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Perfect Scout $eA Soldier?s Memoir of the Great March to the Sea and the Campaign of the Carolinas /$fGeorge W. Quimby ; edited by Anne Sarah Rubin and Stephen Murphy 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aTuscaloosa $cThe University of Alabama Press$d[2018] 215 $a1 online resource (221 pages) 311 08$a0-8173-1971-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- 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. 330 $aA 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. 606 $aSherman's March through the Carolinas 606 $aSherman's March to the Sea 606 $aScouts (Reconnaissance)$zUnited States$y19th century$vBiography 606 $aSoldiers$zUnited States$y19th century$vBiography 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xCampaigns 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xScouts and scouting 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$vPersonal narratives 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSherman's March through the Carolinas. 615 0$aSherman's March to the Sea. 615 0$aScouts (Reconnaissance) 615 0$aSoldiers 676 $a973.7/8092 700 $aQuimby$b George W.$f1842-1926,$01857223 702 $aRubin$b Anne S. 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910974043903321 996 $aThe Perfect Scout$94457984 997 $aUNINA