Matilda Weighs Risk as De Wick Conspiracy Unfolds
Matilda drives a bold plan to seize three warrants and rescue Stephen de Wick. She confronts Miles Watson, screens her brother’s actions, and leads a midnight escape to prevent Cromwellian arrest. Anthony Lynn dies in a last act of faith as the sheriff confronts treachery.
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de Wick
Matilda
Anthony Lynn
Thomas
Jevery
Anthony” Lynn
Marton Moor
Oliver Cromwell
Jane Swaffham
Stephen
Hull
Stephen de Wick
Earl de Wick
Dé Wick
Wick
de ‘Wick
Anthony’ Owas
Prince Rupert
Ree Oaks
Yupon Slade
Yupan
Miles Watson
Miles
Watson
Yupon
Pers
Ely
de Wick Chase
Squire Mason
Frederick Blythe
Mason
Blythe
Tower of London
Delia
Mr. Lynn
Lady Jevery
Earl de “Wick
Cromwell
Cromtwell
Cymlin Swaffham
Iman
Cymlin
Unknown Soldiers Honored in Silent Remembrance Verse
A quotation heavy piece recalls unknown soldiers buried in Arlington and other fields from Chickamauga to the Rapidan. It laments that the fallen as yet unnamed and calls for public tears and personal remembrance, linking love and freedom with sacrifice in distant battlefields.
Memorial Day Decree Issued by Grand Army of the Republic
The May 5, 1868 General Order No. 11 from Headquarters Grand Army of the Republic establishes May 30 as a day to decorate graves of fallen soldiers and sailors. It urges reverent observance, protection of grave sites, and public press involvement while pledging national remembrance and support for widows and orphans.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Fourteenth Street
Washington, D. C
John A. Logan
N. P. ‘Chapman
William
T. Collins
A. G
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James
Chickamauga
Schuylkill
Chattanooga
Tevel
Arlington’s
Rapidan