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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.

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An important contribution to Civil War scholarship. It provides the perspective of a scout, and there are few published narratives by men who held this important role."" - Wendy Venet, author of A Changing Wind: Commerce and Conflict in Civil War Atlanta

""The Perfect Scout is a good read that will appeal to a general audience as well as scholars. George Quimby had a gift for storytelling and a great sense of humor."" - Lorien Foote, author of The Gentlemen and the Roughs: Violence, Honor, and Manhood in the Union Army

The Perfect Scout

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    A Hardback by George W. Quimby, Anne Sarah Rubin, Stephen Murphy

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      Publisher The University of Alabama Press
      Published 1/30/2018 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780817319717
      978-0817319717
      ISBN-10 0817319719
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      Civil wars Specific wars and military campaigns

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Trade Review
      An important contribution to Civil War scholarship. It provides the perspective of a scout, and there are few published narratives by men who held this important role."" - Wendy Venet, author of A Changing Wind: Commerce and Conflict in Civil War Atlanta

      ""The Perfect Scout is a good read that will appeal to a general audience as well as scholars. George Quimby had a gift for storytelling and a great sense of humor."" - Lorien Foote, author of The Gentlemen and the Roughs: Violence, Honor, and Manhood in the Union Army

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