MohunTHE LAST DAYS OF LEE AND HIS PALADINS.Reading editionChapter navigation161 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…MOHUNTHE LAST DAYS OF LEE AND HIS PALADINS.(Transcriber’s Note: In Book I., the heading XIII. is missing)PROLOGUE.MOHUN;I. — THE CAVALRY REVIEW.II. — HOW I BECAME A MEMBER OF GENERAL STUART’S STAFF.III. — BLUE AND GRAY PHANTOMS.IV. — MOHUN AND HIS PRISONER.V. — STUART.VI. — STUART’S INSTINCT.VII. — THE BALL BEFORE THE BATTLE.VIII. — FLEETWOOD.IX. — MOHUN FAINTS AT THE RIGHT MOMENT.X. — THE SLIM ANIMAL.XI. — NIGHTHAWK.XII. — HOW STUART FELL BACK.XIV. — MOSBY COMES TO STUART’S ASSISTANCE.XV. — THE SUPPER NEAR BUCKLANDS.XVI. — AN HONEST FOP.XVII. — STUART GRAZES CAPTURE.XVIII. — DROWSYLAND.XIX. — CARLISLE BY FIRELIGHT.XX. — THE HOUSE BETWEEN CARLISLE AND GETTYSBURG.XXI. — FALLEN.XXII. — DARKE AND MOHUN.XXIII. — GETTYSBURG.XXIV. — THE ARMY.XXV. — THE WRESTLE FOR ROUND TOP HILL.XXVI. — THE CHARGE OF THE VIRGINIANS.XXVII. — THE GREAT MOMENT OF A GREAT LIFE.XXVIII. — UNSHAKEN.I. — UNDER “STUART’S OAK.”II. — BACK TO THE RAPIDAN.III. — THE OPENING OF THE HUNT.IV. — THE GAME A-FOOT.V. — THE CHASE.VI. — THE RUSE.VII. — STUART CAUGHT IN THE TRAP.VIII. — GENERAL MEADE’S “EYE-TEETH.”IX. — WHAT THE AUTHOR HAS OMITTED.X. — I FALL A VICTIM TO TOM’S ILL-LUCK.XI. — I OVERHEAR A SINGULAR CONVERSATION.XII. — THE BUCKLAND RACES.XIII. — TWO SCENES IN DECEMBER, 1863.XIV. — STUART’S WINTER QUARTERS.XV. — LEE’S “RAGGED REGIMENTS.”XVI. — HAMMER AND RAPIER.XVII. — FORT DELAWARE.XVIII. — THE UNIFORM.XIX. — THE NOTE.XX. — GENERAL GRANT’S PRIVATE ORDER.XXI. — “VIRGINIA EXPECTS EVERY MAN TO DO HIS DUTY!”XXII. — WHAT OCCURRED AT WARRENTON.XXIII. — THE GRAVE OF ACHMED.XXIV. — A NIGHT BIRD.XXV. — THE APPOINTMENT.XXVI. — STUART SINGS.XXVII. — MOHUN RIDES.XXVIII. — THE SPY.XXIX. — THE PAPER.XXX. — GRANT STRIKES HIS FIRST BLOW.XXXI. — THE REPORT.XXXII. — THE UNSEEN DEATH.XXXIII. — BREATHED AND HIS GUN.XXXIV. — MY LAST RIDE WITH STUART.XXXV. — “SOON WITH ANGELS I’LL BE MARCHING.”XXXVI. — YELLOW TAVERN, MAY 11, 1864.I. — WHAT I DID NOT SEE.II. — THE “DOOMED CITY.”III. — I DINE WITH MR. BLOCQUE.IV. — JOHN M. DANIEL.V. — THE EDITOR IN HIS SANCTUM.VI. — AN EDITORIAL IN THE EXAMINER.VII. — UNDER THE CROSSED SWORDS.VIII. — MR. X——-.IX. — “SEND ME A COPY.—IN CANADA!”X. — THE WAY THE MONEY WENT.XI. — THE PASS.XII. — THE GRAVE OF STUART.XIII. — THE CEDARS.XIV. — THE SITUATION.XV. — MOHUN AGAIN.XVI. — “FIVE FORKS.”XVII. — GENERAL DAVENANT.XVIII. — TWO MEN AND A WOMAN.XIX. — THE MURDER.XX. — THE KNIFE.XXI. — THE CHAIN OF EVIDENCE.XXII. — THE TRIAL.XXIII. — WHAT THE LETTER CONTAINED.XXIV. — “BLOOD.”XXV. — THE BLUE SERPENT.XXVI. — THE HOUSE NEAR MONK’S NECK, AND ITS OWNER.XXVII. — STARVATION.XXVIII. — BIRDS OF PREY.XXIX. — DARKE’S PAST LIFE.XXX. — STABBED “NOT MURDERED.”XXXI. — THE TWO PAPERS.XXXII. — A PISTOL-SHOT.XXXIII. — PRESTON HAMPTON.XXXIV. — I AM CAPTURED.XXXV. — FACE TO FACE.XXXVI. — THE CURSE.I. — RICHMOND BY THE THROAT.II. — NIGHTMARE.III. — LEE’S MISERABLES.IV. — THE BLANDFORD RUINS.V. — LES FORTUNÉS.VI. — ON THE BANKS OF THE ROWANTY.VII. — THE STUART HORSE ARTILLERY.VIII. — “CHARGE! STUART! PAY OFF ASHBY’S SCORE!”IX. — MOHUN,—HIS THIRD PHASE.X. — AMANDA.XI. — DEEP UNDER DEEP.XII. — HOW THE MOMENT AT LAST CAME.XIII. — FONTHILL.XIV. — “LORD OF HIMSELF, THAT HERITAGE OF WOE.”XV. — THE STORM.XVI. — ACT I.XVII. — THE WILL.XVIII. — THE MARRIAGE.XIX. — WEDDING ARRANGEMENTS.XX. — THE CUP OF TEA.XXI. — THE FOILS.XXII. — WHILE WAITING FOR MIDNIGHT.XXIII. — THE RESULT OF THE SIGNAL.XXIV. — WHAT TOOK PLACE IN FIFTY MINUTES.XXV. — GOING TO REJOIN MORTIMER.XXVI. — AFTERWARD.XXVII. — MOHUN TERMINATES HIS NARRATIVE.I. — THE “DOOMED CITY” IN PROFILE—DECEMBER, 1864.II. — THE MEN WHO RUINED THE CONFEDERACY.III. — MY LAST VISIT TO JOHN M. DANIEL.IV. — GARROTED.V. — THE CLOAKED WOMAN.VI. — THE HEART OF A STATESMAN.VII. — SECRET SERVICE.VIII. — BY FLAG-OF-TRUCE BOAT.IX. — TO AND FRO IN THE SPRING OF ‘65.X. — AEGRI SOMNIA.—MARCH, 1865.XI. — I VISIT GENERAL FITZHUGH LEE.XII. — BY A FIRE IN THE WOODS.XIII. — DRINKING TEA UNDER DIFFICULTIES.XIV. — MR. ALIBI.XV. — FROM FIVE FORKS TO PETERSBURG.XVI. — LEE’S LAST GREAT BLOW.XVII. — THE WRESTLE FOR THE WHITE OAK ROAD.XVIII. — THE BRIDEGROOM.XIX. — THE CEREMONY.XX. — WHAT OCCURRED AT “FIVE FORKS,” ON THE NIGHT OF MARCH 31, 1865.XXI. — FIVE FORKS.XXII. — “THE LINE HAS BEEN STRETCHED UNTIL IT HAS BROKEN, COLONEL.”.XXIII. — WHAT I SAW FROM THE GRAVE OF STUART.XXIV. — THE RETREAT.XXV. — HUNTED DOWN.XXVI. — THE LAST COUNCIL OF WAR OF THE ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA.XXVII. — THE NIGHT BEFORE THE SURRENDER.XXVIII. — THE LAST CHARGE OF THE OLD GUARD.XXIX. — THE SURRENDER.EPILOGUE.Previous chapter ←MOHUNNext chapter →(Transcriber’s Note: In Book I., the heading XIII. is missing)All chapters and sections (161)Other sectionsMOHUNTHE LAST DAYS OF LEE AND HIS PALADINS.Books1Book 1 · Other sectionsPROLOGUE.MOHUN;I. — THE CAVALRY REVIEW.II. — HOW I BECAME A MEMBER OF GENERAL STUART’S STAFF.III. — BLUE AND GRAY PHANTOMS.IV. — MOHUN AND HIS PRISONER.V. — STUART.VI. — STUART’S INSTINCT.VII. — THE BALL BEFORE THE BATTLE.VIII. — FLEETWOOD.IX. — MOHUN FAINTS AT THE RIGHT MOMENT.X. — THE SLIM ANIMAL.XI. — NIGHTHAWK.XII. — HOW STUART FELL BACK.XIV. — MOSBY COMES TO STUART’S ASSISTANCE.XV. — THE SUPPER NEAR BUCKLANDS.XVI. — AN HONEST FOP.XVII. — STUART GRAZES CAPTURE.XVIII. — DROWSYLAND.XIX. — CARLISLE BY FIRELIGHT.XX. — THE HOUSE BETWEEN CARLISLE AND GETTYSBURG.XXI. — FALLEN.XXII. — DARKE AND MOHUN.XXIII. — GETTYSBURG.XXIV. — THE ARMY.XXV. — THE WRESTLE FOR ROUND TOP HILL.XXVI. — THE CHARGE OF THE VIRGINIANS.XXVII. — THE GREAT MOMENT OF A GREAT LIFE.XXVIII. — UNSHAKEN.Book 2 · Other sectionsI. — UNDER “STUART’S OAK.”II. — BACK TO THE RAPIDAN.III. — THE OPENING OF THE HUNT.IV. — THE GAME A-FOOT.V. — THE CHASE.VI. — THE RUSE.VII. — STUART CAUGHT IN THE TRAP.VIII. — GENERAL MEADE’S “EYE-TEETH.”IX. — WHAT THE AUTHOR HAS OMITTED.X. — I FALL A VICTIM TO TOM’S ILL-LUCK.XI. — I OVERHEAR A SINGULAR CONVERSATION.XII. — THE BUCKLAND RACES.XIII. — TWO SCENES IN DECEMBER, 1863.XIV. — STUART’S WINTER QUARTERS.XV. — LEE’S “RAGGED REGIMENTS.”XVI. — HAMMER AND RAPIER.XVII. — FORT DELAWARE.XVIII. — THE UNIFORM.XIX. — THE NOTE.XX. — GENERAL GRANT’S PRIVATE ORDER.XXI. — “VIRGINIA EXPECTS EVERY MAN TO DO HIS DUTY!”XXII. — WHAT OCCURRED AT WARRENTON.XXIII. — THE GRAVE OF ACHMED.XXIV. — A NIGHT BIRD.XXV. — THE APPOINTMENT.XXVI. — STUART SINGS.XXVII. — MOHUN RIDES.XXVIII. — THE SPY.XXIX. — THE PAPER.XXX. — GRANT STRIKES HIS FIRST BLOW.XXXI. — THE REPORT.XXXII. — THE UNSEEN DEATH.XXXIII. — BREATHED AND HIS GUN.XXXIV. — MY LAST RIDE WITH STUART.XXXV. — “SOON WITH ANGELS I’LL BE MARCHING.”XXXVI. — YELLOW TAVERN, MAY 11, 1864.Book 3 · Other sectionsI. — WHAT I DID NOT SEE.II. — THE “DOOMED CITY.”III. — I DINE WITH MR. BLOCQUE.IV. — JOHN M. DANIEL.V. — THE EDITOR IN HIS SANCTUM.VI. — AN EDITORIAL IN THE EXAMINER.VII. — UNDER THE CROSSED SWORDS.VIII. — MR. X——-.IX. — “SEND ME A COPY.—IN CANADA!”X. — THE WAY THE MONEY WENT.XI. — THE PASS.XII. — THE GRAVE OF STUART.XIII. — THE CEDARS.XIV. — THE SITUATION.XV. — MOHUN AGAIN.XVI. — “FIVE FORKS.”XVII. — GENERAL DAVENANT.XVIII. — TWO MEN AND A WOMAN.XIX. — THE MURDER.XX. — THE KNIFE.XXI. — THE CHAIN OF EVIDENCE.XXII. — THE TRIAL.XXIII. — WHAT THE LETTER CONTAINED.XXIV. — “BLOOD.”XXV. — THE BLUE SERPENT.XXVI. — THE HOUSE NEAR MONK’S NECK, AND ITS OWNER.XXVII. — STARVATION.XXVIII. — BIRDS OF PREY.XXIX. — DARKE’S PAST LIFE.XXX. — STABBED “NOT MURDERED.”XXXI. — THE TWO PAPERS.XXXII. — A PISTOL-SHOT.XXXIII. — PRESTON HAMPTON.XXXIV. — I AM CAPTURED.XXXV. — FACE TO FACE.XXXVI. — THE CURSE.Book 4 · Other sectionsI. — RICHMOND BY THE THROAT.II. — NIGHTMARE.III. — LEE’S MISERABLES.IV. — THE BLANDFORD RUINS.V. — LES FORTUNÉS.VI. — ON THE BANKS OF THE ROWANTY.VII. — THE STUART HORSE ARTILLERY.VIII. — “CHARGE! STUART! PAY OFF ASHBY’S SCORE!”IX. — MOHUN,—HIS THIRD PHASE.X. — AMANDA.XI. — DEEP UNDER DEEP.XII. — HOW THE MOMENT AT LAST CAME.XIII. — FONTHILL.XIV. — “LORD OF HIMSELF, THAT HERITAGE OF WOE.”XV. — THE STORM.Book 4 / Act 1 · Acts1Book 4 / Act 1 · Other sectionsXVII. — THE WILL.XVIII. — THE MARRIAGE.XIX. — WEDDING ARRANGEMENTS.XX. — THE CUP OF TEA.XXI. — THE FOILS.XXII. — WHILE WAITING FOR MIDNIGHT.XXIII. — THE RESULT OF THE SIGNAL.XXIV. — WHAT TOOK PLACE IN FIFTY MINUTES.XXV. — GOING TO REJOIN MORTIMER.XXVI. — AFTERWARD.XXVII. — MOHUN TERMINATES HIS NARRATIVE.Book 5 · Other sectionsI. — THE “DOOMED CITY” IN PROFILE—DECEMBER, 1864.II. — THE MEN WHO RUINED THE CONFEDERACY.III. — MY LAST VISIT TO JOHN M. DANIEL.IV. — GARROTED.V. — THE CLOAKED WOMAN.VI. — THE HEART OF A STATESMAN.VII. — SECRET SERVICE.VIII. — BY FLAG-OF-TRUCE BOAT.IX. — TO AND FRO IN THE SPRING OF ‘65.X. — AEGRI SOMNIA.—MARCH, 1865.XI. — I VISIT GENERAL FITZHUGH LEE.XII. — BY A FIRE IN THE WOODS.XIII. — DRINKING TEA UNDER DIFFICULTIES.XIV. — MR. ALIBI.XV. — FROM FIVE FORKS TO PETERSBURG.XVI. — LEE’S LAST GREAT BLOW.XVII. — THE WRESTLE FOR THE WHITE OAK ROAD.XVIII. — THE BRIDEGROOM.XIX. — THE CEREMONY.XX. — WHAT OCCURRED AT “FIVE FORKS,” ON THE NIGHT OF MARCH 31, 1865.XXI. — FIVE FORKS.XXII. — “THE LINE HAS BEEN STRETCHED UNTIL IT HAS BROKEN, COLONEL.”.XXIII. — WHAT I SAW FROM THE GRAVE OF STUART.XXIV. — THE RETREAT.XXV. — HUNTED DOWN.XXVI. — THE LAST COUNCIL OF WAR OF THE ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA.XXVII. — THE NIGHT BEFORE THE SURRENDER.XXVIII. — THE LAST CHARGE OF THE OLD GUARD.XXIX. — THE SURRENDER.EPILOGUE.FINAL MEMOIRSOF ASTAFF OFFICER SERVING IN VIRGINIA.FROM THE MSS. 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