Confederate Pursuit and a Yankee Shackled in Night Escape
In a siege scene aboard a Confederate retreat, the narrator and O'Brien flee a homestead as Confederates surround it. They fight through a cabin, suffer injuries, and are captured by Dunn who intends to hang the Yankee spy. Maria Daniels and her sons aid the defense before a dramatic interruption halts the hanging.
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Jean
O’brien
Race
Rebs
Donald
Dunn
Daniel
Benjamin
Maria Is
Maria
The Fight and the Avowal in the Chapter
In a tense pursuit, the troopers wheel and surge to block our route to safety. OBrien falls, whether by trip or shot, as the narrator presses toward a guarded haven amid a perilous clash.
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Obrien
Jean Defies Hangman as Husband Reveals Truth in Courtroom
In a tense scene a woman named Jean stops a firing squad narration when she declares the prisoner her husband and threatens to fire on any assault. Lt Dunn tries to execute the prisoner as a spy, but Col Donald arrives to challenge authority and defend the man’s innocence. The confrontation ends with potential court martial. The piece closes with an ad for Foley Kidney Pills.
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Jean
Dunn
Federal
Calvert Dunn
Connors
Donald
King
Johnston
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Keinal
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Bridgeport
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Vine St
Near Park
Edward H. Wilmot
Clintom
Jon B. Reynolds
West Av
Wm. Lieberum & Son
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John F. Gallagher
Margaret L. Gallagher
Fairfield AV
Rourke & Rourke
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Stratford Ave
Fice
M. J. Gannon
Ia Ndembaumer
Broad St
Near
John
Park Ave
Norman St
Welle Place
Washington Bridge
Boston Park
Boriaz Ave
Soundview Heights
Hollister Heights
Morland
North Main
Eric
Feeley, Frade
New Plaza
Patricia Ave
Aitee
M. C
Meacock
Lockport
Paris Chemical Co
Miwaukee
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Feries
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Sanford Building
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Provident Life 2 Trust Co
Philadelphia
Aetna Accident Liability Co
Hartford
Mullins’ Typewriter Exchange
Muth and
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N. T
R_ Watkins Co
South Gay Street
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Union Business College
Main
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University School
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Spearmint Company
Broadway
Department 69
New York
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Locatinn
Warren St. Tiia
Ran Fies
Washington Park
Bartram & Greene
Wood Ave
Clinto
Anderson & CO
Naugatuck
Pequonnock Dock
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E. R
NEW England Navigation CO
L. B. Nickerson
Merchart
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Joy Line
J. B Shepard
M. J. Maloney
W. A. Miles
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Rochester
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Henry Man
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Figurea Roofins Co
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David F. Read
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