Index:History of the Ninth Virginia Cavalry in the War Between the States.djvu

Title	History of the Ninth Virginia Cavalry, in the War Between the States
Author	Richard Lee Tuberville Beale
Year	1899
Publisher	B. F. Johnson publishing company
Location	Richmond, Virginia
Source	djvu
Progress	Proofread—All pages of the work proper are proofread, but not all are validated
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CONTENTS.

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1. Chap. I.—Enlistment of a Company in 1861—Their un-Military Appearance—Capturing a Merchantman—Under the Fire of Gunboats–Marching to Manassas—Picketing the Potomac—Formation of a Regiment—Evacuation of Fredericksburg ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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2. Chap. II.—The Regiment Reorganized—Badly Uniformed and Poorly Equipped—On the Massaponax—Falling Back to Richmond—The Raid Around McClellan—Death of Latanè—Complimentary Orders—J. E. B. Stuart—Anticipating a Great Battle. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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3. Chap. III.–In the Van of Stonewall Jackson's Troops—The Battle of Cold Harbor—Bringing in Prisoners—Capture of the White House—Expedition to New Kent Courthouse–Marching Under a Mistake—Malvern Hill—Picketing on the James—Resting in Hanover ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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4. Chap. IV.—Breaking Camp in Hanover and Storing Baggage at Louisa Courthouse—Through Orange and Culpeper—Raid on Catlett's Station—Capture of General Pope's Coat—March to Manassas Junction—Capture of Supplies—Second Battle of Bull Run—Heading Towards the Potomac—Fight at Sugar Loaf Mountain—Boonsboro'—Sharpsburg ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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5. Chap. V.—Facing About to Meet the Enemy at Shepherdstown—On the Opequon—Resisting Pleasanton's Raid—Promotion of Officers—Charge at Mountsville—Fight at Aldie—At Union–At Upperville—A Gallant Exploit—Fight at Markham—At Barbee's Cross-Roads—Again in Culpeper—Reorganization of Brigade—March to Fredericksburg—In Winter Quarters in Essex—Capture of a Federal Squadron at Leedstown—Gloucester Point—Battle of Fredericksburg ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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6. Chap. VI.—Picketing the Rappahannock—Outrages of the Enemy in the Northern Neck—Changes in Officers—Sergeant King Declines an Election—March to Gloucester Point—Camping Again in Culpeper—Under Fire at Rappahannock Bridge and Beverly's Ford—At Kelly's Mills—In Rear of General Hooker's Army—Opposing Averill—Charge at Rapidan Station—Charge at Trevilian's—On the Three-Chop Road—A Remarkable Coincidence—Captain Forbes Falls at Chancellorsville ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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7. Chap. VII.—Camping Again in Culpeper—Grand Cavalry Review—The Hard-Fought Battle of Fleetwood or Brandy Station—In Peril at Thoroughfare Gap—Looking for the Enemy in the Dark—Second Encounter With First Rhode Island Cavalry—Middleburg Fight—Death of Captain Hungerford—Fight at Upperville—Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Wounded and Captured—Captain Robinson's Capture and Daring Escape ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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8. Chap. VIII.—Returning to Middleburg—Rendezvous at Salem—In the Rear of Meade's Army—At Fairfax Courthouse—Expecting a Fight Near Dranesville—Fording the Potomac—Chasing Scott's Nine Hundred—Capturing Wagon-Train Near Rockville— Marching Northward—At Westminster—At Hanover—At Carlisle—On to Gettysburg—Fighting on the Left at Rummell's Barn ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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9. Chap. IX.—Retreat from Gettysburg—Passing Our Infantry Line—On Road to Emmettsburg—Meeting the Enemy in a Mountain Pass—Ride to Leitersburg in the Dark—March to Hagerstown—Fighting in the Town—Pursuing Enemy Towards Williamsport—Charging Cannon—Lieutenant Ball's Gallantry—Sergeant Washington's Death—Bivouacking Near the Potomac—Fighting on Boonsboro' Road—Driven into Hagerstown—On Greencastle Road—Expecting a Great Battle–Recrossing the Potomac ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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10. Chap. X.—The Author Obtains Leave of Absence—Heavy Skirmishing Near Shepherdstown—The Return to Culpeper—Fight of September 13th—Colonel Beale Wounded—At Raccoon Ford—Fight at Morton's Ford—Battle at Brandy Station—March to Warrenton–Engagement at Auburn Mills—On the Plains of Manassas—Captain Haynes Wounded—Under Fire at Manassas Junction—Lieutenant Davis Killed–Return to Culpeper—Retreat from Culpeper—On Robinson River—Pursuing Averill ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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11. Chap. XI.—Marching from Charlottesville to Centre Cross—A Small Force in Camp—Weary Marches Under Mistaken Orders—A Bootless Chase After Kilpatrick—Capture of Dahlgren's Party—Papers and Book Found on Dahlgren's Body—Marching and Countermarching in King and Queen—Hastening to Check Kilpatrick in Middlesex—His Passage Through the Northern Neck ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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12. Chap. XII.—Removal from Centre Cross to Orange—In Grant's Deserted Camps—On the Wilderness Battle-Field–Marching to Meet an Unarmed Regiment—At Spottsylvania Courthouse—Fight at the Gayle House—Watching the Left of Grant's Army—Fighting Near Guinea's Station—In a Tight Place on the Telegraph Road—A Well-Aimed Cannon Shot—On the North Anna—A Slave's Fidelity—Battle of Hawes' Shop—In the Rear of Warren's Corps—Federal Outrages—A Quartermaster With a Gold Chain ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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13. Chap. XIII.—Under Minie Balls and Shells Near Hanover Courthouse—At Gaines' Mill—Forcing the Enemy's Picket Line—A Night Surprise—Nance's Shop—Gallantry of Major Clemens—On Stony Creek—Heading off Wilson's Raiders—Engagement at Sappony Church—A Sudden Encounter—A Rapid Gallop on the Heels of Colonel Spear—Sharpshooting at Malvern Hill—Fight at White Oak Swamp, in Charles City—Death of Captain Oliver—Brigadier-General Chambliss Slain ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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14. Chap. XIV.—Under the Enemy's Breastworks in Charles City County—Engaged Near Petersburg—Charging the First District of Columbia Cavalry at Malone's Crossing—Mounting Breastworks at Reams' Station—A Large Haul of Prisoners—On the Expedition to Cabin Point to Capture Beeves—In Contact With the First District of Columbia Cavalry Again–Charging Infantry—Heavy Captures—Thomas Waller Made Colonel—Fighting on the Plank Road—On Warren's Raid—At Hatcher's Run—At Dinwiddie Courthouse—At Five Forks—Retreating to Appomattox—Dispersing for Home ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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15. Roster ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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16. Appendix–The Dahlgren Raid ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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17. Appendix—The "Yankee" and "Rebel" Yell ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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