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In the Libey // The Scout's Narration // The Black-Eyed Smuggler

Harper's Weekly Text
January 9, 1864, p. 26 (1-4)

Synopsis

A Union scout tells of his first scouting assignment.  Sent to determine from which direction the Confederate army would attack, the scout was nearly captured when he met Confederate pickets.  Cleverly, the scout passed himself off as an orderly for a colonel and was escorted into the Confederate camp.  When a guard discovered the scout’s true identity, the scout subdued the guard and donned his uniform.  In this guise, the scout obtained the intelligence he needed.  On his way back to the Union camp, he again encountered the pickets, who had learned that they were duped.  Fighting fiercely, the scout managed to escape the pickets and send up the awaited signal to the Union troops.


Additional Material Relevant to "The Scout's Narration"

Historical Background:

"Scouting Party"
November 16, 1861, p. 732 (4)

Illustrations:
"The Army of the Potomac—A Scouting Party"
November 16, 1861, p. 726 (1-4)

Commentary:

"The Scout"
February 11, 1865, p. 93

Illustrations:

"A Night Scout in the Southwest"
April 4, 1863, p. 217 (1-4)

"The Life of a Spy—In Nine Tableaux"
October 24, 1863, p. 676 (1-4)

"The Scout"
February 11, 1865, p. 92 (1-4)

 


 
 
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