Author:
Quimby, George W., 1842-1926, author.
ImprintTuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, [2018]
Descriptionxxi, 194 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Note:Part I : The Great March to the Sea. Introduction to Scouting -- Fayetteville -- General Kilpatrick and Lieutenant Griffin -- Mr. Stokesbury -- The Demijohn -- Milledgeville -- Texas Rangers -- Texans Again -- Missouri Jayhawkers -- Peach Wine -- Ferry -- Millen -- Pine Cones -- Riding with the Rebels -- Canoe Expedition -- Down the Ogeechee -- Rescued in the Bay -- General Howard's Version -- On the Flag-Ship -- Fort McAllister Falls -- Siege of Savannah -- In Savannah -- The Stevensons -- Part II : The Campaign of the Carolinas. First Day -- Crossing the Creek -- Mr. New -- Miss Virginia -- Mascots -- Rain -- Pontoon Bridge on Congaree River -- Fire in Columbia -- On to Camden -- Wounded -- Face Off with Rebels -- Lieutenant McQueen -- Longtonen -- Recovered -- Notes from General Howard -- Dispatches to General Terry -- Delayed -- A Rest -- Dispatches Delivered -- Goldsboro.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note:A rare and dramatic first-person account by a Union scout who served General William Tecumseh Sherman on his march to the sea. More than a chronicle of day-to-day battles and marches, The Perfect Scout is more episodic and includes such additional elements as the story of how he met his wife and close encounters with the enemy.
