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A Civil War Camp Tale of Missisisppi March Mischief
A first person fragment recalls a Missouri Confederate camp during a winter campaign. The narrator and companions hike through woods toward New London, clash with fear and humor, ship horses and mules, then face leadership tensions and a spontaneous retreat debate as dawn nears.
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Anny
South Carolina
Union
Orleans
Louisiana
Marion
Poser
Stone
A Peter
Peter
Peterson
Hove
Fon
Smith
Jo Bowers
Ed Coley
Sonia
Griffith Place
Pepreathe
Hannibal Les
Marion County
Mississippi Aires
Ham
New London
Ralls
Lyman
Lynnae
Horseat
Stevens
Colonel Halis
Missouri
Bore del Rey
Buena Vista
Olino
Boya
Mason
Hyde
Lyman Waa