Blood Image: Turner Ashby in the Civil War and the Southern Mind

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CONTENTS Preface xi Abbreviations xxi Prologue: Child of Victory 1 1 Riding a Horse Back Home 17 2 A Day of Long Knives 68 3 The Savagery in Romance 121 4 The Nature of Independence 169 Epilogue: Days of the Dead 220 Bibliography 235 Index 251 This page intentionally left blank ILLUSTRATIONS MAP Shenandoah Valley and Vicinity xxiv PHOTOGRAPHS AND DRAWN ART following page 113 Turner Ashby Richard Ashby James Battle Avirett Angus W. McDonald A. R. Boteler Ashby’s ‘‘Adventure at Winchester’’ Charge of the ‘‘Black Horse Cavalry’’ x Illustrations Ashby’s charge at Middletown Ashby on horseback Turner Ashby in death ...