Kincaid's Battery

by George Washington Cable

Overview

"No man can be such who cannot, whether alone or among thousands of his fellows, strive, suffer and wait with magnanimous patience, stake life and fortune, and, in extremity, fight like a whirlwind, for the victories of peace." Set in sultry New Orleans during the Civil War, Kincaid's Battery tells the story of a certain army artillery unit. It provides an account of the experiences of Hilary Kincaid's Battery, or "the ladies' men," as they are more playfully called, and gives insight into the nature of war, hope, and peace. Cable, once called the most important Southern artist working in the late nineteenth century, brings this story to life with his skilled use of beautiful language and detailed description. His words paint images that seem to leap to life from the page. His extensive knowledge of the culture and history of New Orleans and the South is evident in Kincaid's Battery.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781523970421
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	05/25/2016
Pages:	114
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.02(h) x 0.24(d)

About the Author

George Washington Cable (October 12, 1844 - January 31, 1925) was an American novelist notable for the realism of his portrayals of Creole life in his native New Orleans, Louisiana. He has been called "the most important southern artist working in the late 19th century", as well as "the first modern southern writer." In his treatment of racism, mixed-race families and miscegenation, his fiction has been thought to anticipate that of William Faulkner.

Table of Contents

I.	Carrollton Gardens	1
II.	Carriage Company	7
III.	The General's Choice	10
IV.	Manoeuvres	16
V.	Hilary?--Yes, Uncle?	21
VI.	Messrs. Smellemout and Ketchem	24
VII.	By Starlight	27
VIII.	One Killed	33
IX.	Her Harpoon Strikes	37
X.	Sylvia Sighs	41
XI.	In Column of Platoons	47
XII.	Mandeville Bleeds	54
XIII.	Things Anna Could Not Write	62
XIV.	Flora Taps Grandma's Cheek	66
XV.	The Long Month of March	70
XVI.	Constance Tries to Help	76
XVII.	"Oh, Connie, Dear--Nothing--Go On"	78
XVIII.	Flora Tells the Truth!	83
XIX.	Flora Romances	87
XX.	The Eight for the Standard	94
XXI.	Constance Cross-Examines	101
XXII.	Same Story Slightly Warped	105
XXIII.	"Soldiers!"	112
XXIV.	A Parked Battery Can Raise a Dust	117
XXV.	"He Must Wait," Says Anna	121
XXVI.	Swift Going, Down Stream	126
XXVII.	Hard Going, Up Stream	131
XXVIII.	The Cup of Tantalus	137
XXIX.	A Castaway Rose	143
XXX.	Good-by, Kincaid's Battery	150
XXXI.	Virginia Girls and Louisiana Boys	160
XXXII.	Manassas	165
XXXIII.	Letters	169
XXXIV.	A Free-Gift Bazaar	175
XXXV.	The "Sisters of Kincaid's Battery"	180
XXXVI.	Thunder-Cloud and Sunburst	183
XXXVII.	"Till He Said, 'I'm Come Hame, My Love'"	189
XXXVIII.	Anna's Old Jewels	196
XXXIX.	Tight Pinch	201
XL.	The License, The Dagger	206
XLI.	For an Emergency	211
XLII.	"Victory! I Heard it as Pl'--"	221
XLIII.	That Sabbath at Shiloh	229
XLIV.	"They Were all Four Together"	234
XLV.	Steve--Maxime--Charlie--	238
XLVI.	The School of Suspense	247
XLVII.	From the Burial Squad	251
XLVIII.	Farragut	256
XLIX.	A City in Terror	261
L.	Anna Amazes Herself	267
LI.	The Callender Horses Enlist	272
LII.	Here They Come!	278
LIII.	Ships, Shells, and Letters	284
LIV.	Same April Day Twice	290
LV.	In Darkest Dixie and Out	297
LVI.	Between the Millstones	304
LVII.	Gates of Hell and Glory	308
LVIII.	Arachne	314
LIX.	In a Labyrinth	320
LX.	Hilary's Ghost	324
LXI.	The Flag-of-Truce Boat	329
LXII.	Farewell, Jane!	338
LXIII.	The Iron-clad Oath	343
LXIV.	"Now, Mr. Brick-Mason--"	347
LXV.	Flora's Last Throw	354
LXVI.	"When I Hands in My Checks"	362
LXVII.	Mobile	365
LXVIII.	By the Dawn's Early Light	371
LXIX.	Southern Cross and Northern Star	377
LXX.	Gains and Losses	384
LXXI.	Soldiers of Peace	390