Surry Of Eagle's Nest

1869. The memoirs of a staff officer serving in Virginia. Cooke, a well-known American novelist and poet, often referred to as the Sir Walter Scott of the Southern border, his writings relate almost entirely to Virginia, and describe the life, manners, and history of the people of that state. His war-books are records of personal observation and opinion. Surry of Eagle's Nest, is a picture of military incidents in the Confederate cavalry, in autobiographical form, purporting to be from the manuscript of Colonel Surry. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.Cooke, John Esten is the author of 'Surry Of Eagle's Nest ', published 2004 under ISBN 9781432622527 and ISBN 1432622528.