T. B. PETERSON & BROTHERS, 306 CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA. TO MRS. FRANCES HENSHAW BADEN, OF WASHINGTON CITY; IN COMMEMORATION OF HER ENTIRE DEVOTION, FOR THE PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS, TO THE SICK AND WOUNDED SOLDIERS, IN THE HOSPITALS, THIS STORY OF THE WAR IS AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED, BY HER SISTER. PROSPECT COTTAGE, GEORGETOWN, D. C. FEBRUARY, 1869. CONTENTS. Chapter Page I.— ERMINIE’S STORY 25 II.— THE VETERAN’S RETURN 34 III.— JUSTIN ENLISTS.—ELFIE DRILLS 45 IV.— THE SOLDIER’S LOVE 54 V.— THE LOVERS’ PARTING 68 VI.— THE GUERRILLA’S WIFE 80 VII.— ABOUT ALBERTA 92 VIII.— ABOUT BRITOMARTE 103 IX.— AN UNEXPECTED GUEST AT A PICNIC 115 X.— AS THE LION WOOS HIS BRIDE 130 XI.— A MOONLIGHT FLIGHT 143 XII.— THE OUTLAW’S LOVE 155 XIII.— THE ALARM 168 XIV.— THE FLIGHT 178 XV.— COLONEL ROSENTHAL 193 XVI.— THE MEETING 208 XVII.— THE GUERRILLA’S ENCAMPMENT 216 XVIII.— MONCK 224 XIX.— A COLD-BLOODED SENTENCE 232 XX.— THE WHISPER 244 XXI.— THE MOUNTAIN CAMP 256 XXII.— THE MARCH 269 XXIII.— THE BATTLE 278 XXIV.— THE FATE OF THE FREE SWORD 283 XXV.— AFTER THE BATTLE 287 XXVI.— ELFIE IN THE GROVE 290 XXVII.— REQUIESCAT IN PACE 300 XXVIII.— ELFIE’S RETURN 304 XXIX.— ELFIE’S VISIT TO LITTLE MIM 315 XXX.— AN UNEXPECTED MEETING IN THE HOSPITAL 323 XXXI.— POOR ELFIE’S HONEYMOON 334 XXXII.— THE REBEL RIDES ON HIS RAIDS NO MORE 345 XXXIII.— AT PEACE 356 XXXIV.— WING’S GALLANT CHARGE 366 XXXV.— DEATH LIGHTS 374