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Homesick soldier Howard Hopkins and desertion tale
The piece follows Private William Hopkins of Company G Sixteenth as homesickness drives him to desert and then return. His parents debate pride and punishment, and the prodigal eventually reunites with the unit. Fathers resolve to demand honor, while the son seeks forgiveness and service. His reintegration yields a promotion as corporal and renewed family pride.
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Willam
Son
Spicer
Nayburs
Mebbe
Spicer Boys
Tom Johnson
Henry Doolittle
Ben Smith
William
Mary
Wiliam
the Rapidan
Old Sixteenth
William Hopkins
Hopkins
Leutenants
Strongsville
Farmer Hopkins