A Lost Regiment Chapter in Civil War Drama
In a Confederate camp a secret message and a northern captive drive Wayne through peril, disguise, and a perilous escape. Edith Brennan helps him elude Major Brennan and reach Union lines as he recovers and seeks comrades near Appomattox after a hospital stay in Richmond.
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Lee
Wayne
Longstreet
Sergt
Craig
Orses
My Lady of the North
Jed Bungay
Red Lowrie
Maj. Brennan
Union
Brennan
Edith Adieu
Liberty
Bungay
Shenandoah
Edith Brennan
Richmond
Appomattox Court House
Petersburg
Reunion with General Lee and a dangerous patrol begins
Captain Wayne returns from hospital to clash with Major Brennan and confronts a grim Civil War fate ahead. Maitland assigns Wayne a scouting mission west of the Honey well and into the Cowskin valley to gauge forage, gather reports, and locate guerrilla threats while Jed Bungay reappears seeking a missing Maria.
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Maitland
Wayne
Cowskin
Ebers
Jed Bungay
Cap
Jed
Beelzebub
Bungay
Maria
Unnamed Leader Guides Careful Cargo of Prisoners
The narrator recalls a rough transport in a wagon as a leader promises protection and departs. Each jolting mile brings pain, delirium, and fever while the Major and driver struggle to supply water and comfort. Darkness yields to pale light and a merciful unconsciousness.
The Scouting Detail Sparks a Duel Destiny
In Chapter XXVI Brennan’s broadcast insult triggers a personal rift. The narrator vows to defend honor with the naked blade, brushing aside prudence as a meeting with Captain Wayne approaches at first light.
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Holmes
Wayne
Maitland
Brennan
Federal Service
Why remarks draw laughs or fights in different hands
A philosophical musing on humor and aggression noting how the same remark can provoke laughter when spoken by one person but threaten punch in another, reflecting context and audience expectations.
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Alberta
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