Capt. John Alston or the Independent Scout

Author

Author Unknown

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Identifier

howell_wd_b1f06

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Description

Possibly an anecdote or story about a scout who eludes detection by Union troops.

Subject Headings (Library of Congress)

Military intelligence; Scouts (Reconnaissance); Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Cavalry Regiment, 3rd. Company I; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

Relational Format

Archival Material

Original Format

adventure stories

Finding Aid

Finding Aid for the William Decatur Howell Collection

Also included in the Civil War in the American South collection.

Original Collection

William Decatur Howell Collection, Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries

Rights

This item is free from copyright and may be reproduced without prior consent.

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Writing partially obscured