Chapter VI
Tell about the capture of Fairfax Courthouse.
Tell a story to show how the people of this section felt toward General Stuart and the cause for which he fought.
Describe the crossing of the cavalry into Maryland.
Do you think the Maryland people were glad to welcome the Confederates into their State? Why?
Tell about the ball at Urbana.
How did the Confederates treat the Unionists in Frederick?
Describe Stuart’s retreat from Frederick to South Mountain.
What were the principal mountain passes and why was it necessary for the cavalry to hold them until the capture of Harper’s Ferry?
What did General Jackson say about General Stuart at the battle of Antietam?
How did the cavalry help General Lee to get his army back safely into Virginia?
Tell about “the girl of Williamsport.”
Tell about Stuart and Von Borcke’s narrow escape from being captured on a reconnoitering expedition.
Tell about Bob Sweeny and camp life at The Bower.