The Iron Brigade A Story of the Army of the Potomac
An excerpt portrays Benton's tense escape plan with Rosalie as Confederate pursuers close in. A mistaken attempt to flee is foiled, then a midnight action leads to Rosalie and Benton seizing freedom as dawn breaks and pursuit arrives. Pomp warns the troops as the couple escapes by horse toward the mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mim
Benton
Lounaberry
Abe
Dorsea
Rosalie
Ellence
Thia
Simian
Mike Scaler
Rawd
Liput
Aba
Lounsberry
A Civil War Cavalry Clash Near Bristoe
The column of veteran Union and Confederate riders meets skirmishers near Bristoe as a gray officer is captured after a daring chase. A Virginian major falls wounded, a young officer named Floyd Pelham is mortally struck, and Jennings reveals trusted loyalties amid the fighting mood and stalled movements.
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Chilton
Bowind
Cayuh
Jennings
Ladue
Henry House
Hopewell
Col Bayard
Ullo
Lively
Floyd Pelham
Charlottes
Night Raid Westward Leads Soldier to Hidden Camp
A covert夜escape unfolds as Benton, guided by Dusky Dan, slips through woods toward a ford and a cliff path. Dawn finds Daniel guiding the unit up a rough ascent to a secluded camp where bacon sizzles and coffee simmers, as Benton settles for the night before a new dawn.
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Lang
Fred Benton
Rover
Benton
Marston
Dushy Dan
Rivagna
Tred
Gawdasville
Jan
Daniel
Dan
In the Teeth of the Brigad and the Black Hats Brigade
Chapter XI depicts the Badger Hoosiar pursuing a southwestward march under mocking Virginia path masters. The Black Hats, precise in drill and steadfast under officers, boast a stern yet skeptical view of other commands, while their own leadership commands loyalty though they often mock the rest of the brigade.
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Sancuuia
Manassas
West Pointer
Centreville
Bull Run
Bristoe
Wood
Jackson
O'Connor
Shields
Kornatown
Hanks
Stonewall
Banks
Fremont
Chase
Shenandoah
Virginia
Peutenant
Cape Colony considers cooperative farming push
A government cooperative expert has sent a letter to the secretaries of agricultural societies in the Cape Colony proposing cooperative purchasing of seeds manure implements and improved machinery to advance agriculture.
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Cape Colony
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