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title: John Esten Cooke: Author of one Account of Stuart's Ride Around McClellan
author: Unknown Artist
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22329/john-esten-cooke/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2026-11-11
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# John Esten Cooke: Author of one Account of Stuart's Ride Around McClellan

_Authored by Unknown Artist_

## Image File

[![John Esten Cooke: Author of one Account of Stuart's Ride Around McClellan](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22329.jpeg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22329.jpeg)

## Image Caption

Virginia novelist, poet, and writer John Esten Cooke (1830-1886), engraving by an unknown artist.

J. E. Cooke was first cousin to [J. E. B. Stuart](https://www.worldhistory.org/J._E._B._Stuart/)'s wife, Flora, and Stuart's aide during the [American Civil War](https://www.worldhistory.org/American_Civil_War/) until Stuart's [death](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Death/) in 1864 at the [Battle of Yellow Tavern](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2854/battle-of-yellow-tavern/). Cooke accompanied Stuart on his famous "Ride Around McClellan" in June 1862 and wrote one of the most entertaining and accurate narratives of the event.

University of Virginia Special Collections.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Artist, U. (2026, November 11). John Esten Cooke: Author of one Account of Stuart's Ride Around McClellan. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22329/john-esten-cooke/>
### Chicago
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### MLA
Artist, Unknown. "John Esten Cooke: Author of one Account of Stuart's Ride Around McClellan." *World History Encyclopedia*, 11 Nov 2026, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22329/john-esten-cooke/>.

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