Project Gutenberg 2005-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 151 Cooke, John Esten 1830 1886 Effingham, C. Todkill, Anas Mohun; Or, the Last Days of Lee and His Paladins. Final Memoirs of a Staff Officer Serving in Virginia. from the Mss. of Colonel Surry, of Eagle's Nest. Reading ease score: 81.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. Text file produced by Eric Eldred, Marvin A. Hodges and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "Mohun; Or, the Last Days of Lee and His Paladins" by John Esten Cooke is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The book explores the final days of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, focusing particularly on the adventures of cavalry officer J.E.B. Stuart and his experiences leading up to the significant battle of Gettysburg. Through the protagonist Colonel Surry, who serves on Stuart's staff, the narrative unveils themes of loyalty, valor, and the complexities of war. At the start of the novel, the reader is introduced to Colonel Surry reflecting on his past experiences and the imminent challenges faced by the Confederate forces. The opening slice of the story captures a cavalry review led by Stuart in June 1863, showcasing the pomp and adrenaline of military life before the chaos of battle. Amidst this atmosphere, Colonel Surry receives orders from Stuart, hinting at their dynamic relationship, and is soon caught up in a dramatic reconnaissance ride. The narrative is rich with vivid descriptions of military life, the personalities of key figures such as Stuart and Lee, and foreshadows the impending tragedy of war that will befall these soldiers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en War stories United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction PS Text US Civil War Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Fiction 1210598 1210595 2024-10-04T07:17:34.408031 2023-10-04T07:06:11.434244 text/html text/html 1282146 2021-02-26T00:09:04 text/html; charset=utf-8 406532 2021-02-26T00:09:08 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 506725 2024-10-04T07:17:53.206919 application/epub+zip 531268 2024-10-04T07:17:39.541038 application/epub+zip 509673 2024-10-04T07:17:37.465064 application/epub+zip 1019021 2024-10-04T07:18:03.766390 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 907000 2024-10-04T07:17:51.367962 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 766472 2022-09-04T10:21:01.418933 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 988404 988258 2024-10-04T07:17:29.057088 2023-10-04T07:06:06.398171 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1003978 2016-11-03T12:07:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 380714 2016-11-03T12:10:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 988194 2013-06-03T09:51:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 378418 2013-06-03T09:51:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 988185 2013-06-03T09:50:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 378325 2013-06-03T09:51:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24300 2024-10-04T07:18:03.917366 application/rdf+xml 17830 2024-10-04T07:17:38.088991 image/jpeg 4041 2024-10-04T07:17:37.777019 image/jpeg 483558 2024-10-04T07:17:34.499029 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia