Books with title With Lee in Virginia

In this spirited tale of adventure, Vincent Wingfield, who is not yet sixteen, returns home to Virginia after four years of school in England to find conditions in America greatly unsettled. When war breaks out in 1861, Vincent staunchly supports the rights of slaves but joins Lee's cavalry to fight for the Confederacy.Henty's gripping story, written several decades after the war, weaves the spirited teenager's adventures with real-life events, while providing an acute glimpse of the conflict from a Southern perspective.A prolific 19th-century author, G. A. Henty celebrates family, honor, loyalty, bravery, and determination in the face of adversity. Set against the backdrop of an exciting historical era, this story, recently rediscovered by young readers, will excite the imaginations of today's youngsters as much as it thrilled readers when first published.

In this spirited tale of adventure, Vincent Wingfield, who is not yet sixteen, returns home to Virginia after four years of school in England to find conditions in America greatly unsettled. When war breaks out in 1861, Vincent staunchly supports the rights of slaves but joins Lee's cavalry to fight for the Confederacy.Henty's gripping story, written several decades after the war, weaves the spirited teenager's adventures with real-life events, while providing an acute glimpse of the conflict from a Southern perspective.A prolific 19th-century author, G. A. Henty celebrates family, honor, loyalty, bravery, and determination in the face of adversity. Set against the backdrop of an exciting historical era, this story, recently rediscovered by young readers, will excite the imaginations of today's youngsters as much as it thrilled readers when first published.

The Great War between the Northern and Southern States ofAmerica possesses a peculiar interest to us, not only because it was astruggle between two sections of a people akin to us in race andlanguage, but because of the heroic courage with which the weakerparty, with ill-fed, ill-clad, ill-equipped regiments, for four yearssustained the contest with an adversary not only possessed ofimmense numerical superiority, but having the command of the sea,and being able to draw its arms and munitions of war from all themanufactories of Europe. Authorities still differ as to the rights of thecase. The Confederates firmly believed that the States, havingvoluntarily united, retained the right of withdrawing from the Unionwhen they considered it for their advantage to do so. TheNortherners took the opposite point of view, and an appeal to armsbecame inevitable.

Sometimes Ashley would draw together a score of troopers and, crossing the river in a ferryboat, would ride twenty miles north, dashing into quiet villages and astonishing the inhabitants with the sight of the Confederate uniform. Then the villagers would be questioned as to the news that had reached them of the movement of the troops; the post office would be seized and the letters broken open, any useful information contained in them being noted.

The Great War between the Northern and Southern States ofAmerica possesses a peculiar interest to us, not only because it was astruggle between two sections of a people akin to us in race andlanguage, but because of the heroic courage with which the weakerparty, with ill-fed, ill-clad, ill-equipped regiments, for four yearssustained the contest with an adversary not only possessed ofimmense numerical superiority, but having the command of the sea,and being able to draw its arms and munitions of war from all themanufactories of Europe. Authorities still differ as to the rights of thecase. The Confederates firmly believed that the States, havingvoluntarily united, retained the right of withdrawing from the Unionwhen they considered it for their advantage to do so. TheNortherners took the opposite point of view, and an appeal to armsbecame inevitable.

Unedited, unabridged, original format editions with original colored cover art, these Henty books reproduce the original in careful detail. The story of a young Virginian planter, who, after bravely proving his sympathy with the slaves of brutal masters, serves with no less courage and enthusiasm under Lee and Jackson through the most exciting events of the struggle. He has many hairbreadth escapes, is several times wounded, and twice taken prisoner; but his courage and readiness and, in two cases, the devotion of a black servant and of a runaway slave whom he had assisted bring him safely through all difficulties.

"I won't have it, Pearson; so it's no use your talking. If I had my way you shouldn't touch any of the field hands. And when I get my way—that won't be so very long—I will take very good care you shan't. But you shan't hit Dan." "He is not one of the regular house hands," was the reply; "and I shall appeal to Mrs. Wingfield as to whether I am to be interfered with in the discharge of my duties." "You may appeal to my mother if you like, but I don't think that you will get much by it. You are too fond of that whip, Pearson. It never was heard on the estate during my father's time, and it shan't be again when it comes to be mine, I can tell you. Come along, Dan; I want you at the stables." Vincent Wingfield turned on his heel, and followed by Dan, a negro lad of some eighteen years old, he walked toward the house, leaving Jonas Pearson, the overseer of the Orangery Estate, looking after him with an evil expression of face. Vincent Wingfield was the son of an English officer, who, making a tour in the States, had fallen in love with and won the hand of Winifred Cornish, a Virginia heiress, and one of the belles of Richmond. After the marriage he had taken her to visit his family in England; but she had not been there many weeks before the news arrived of the sudden death of her father. A month later she and her husband returned to Virginia, as her presence was required there in reference to business matters connected with the estate, of which she was now the mistress.

In Henty's words, "The Great War between the Northern and Southern States of America possesses a peculiar interest for us, not only because it was a struggle between two sections of a people akin to us in race and language, but because of the heroic courage with which the weaker party, with ill-fed, ill-clad, ill-equipped regiments, for four years sustained the contest with the adversary..."

Vincent Wingfield returns home to Virginia after four years of school in England to find conditions in the South and the country unsettled. War breaks out, and Vincent goes to fight for the South. Henty?s gripping story weaves Vincent?s adventures with the real life events of the Civil War giving a rare glimpse of this struggle from a Southern perspective. This book teaches history as it entertains and celebrates family loyalty, honor, bravery, and determination.