A Lady, a Colonel, and a Shadowed Night
In a crowded ballroom a coy social web entangles Colonel Curran of Halleck's staff with Myrtle Curran and her friend Edith. A night of flirtation, mistaken identity, and looming danger unfolds as horsemen approach and Curran contemplates escape from a perilous assignment.
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Monsoon
Curran
Halleck
Cur
Ohio
Connecticut
Misa Curran
Myrtle
Edith
Colonel Curran Myrtle Curran
Colonel Curran
The Masquerade Escape Plan Between Lovers
In a ballroom under guard Captain Wayne and Myrtie from the Confederacy confront a grim spy execution. Myrtie proposes a daring escape plan: Wayne returns to the dance and Carlton, while she secures a secret exit. She pledges to protect Wayne with silence and to join him at the entrance for a final chance.
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Frank
Wayne
Sheridan
Federal
Captain Wayne
Brennan
General Carlton
Haman
Esther
Colely
Midnight Exit From the Officers Ball
In a moonlit escape from a guarded camp, General Cuyign escorts Mrs Brennan past sentries toward Major Brennan’s quarters. A nighttime chase and uncertain peril unfold as a wounded rider appears and Brennan’s voice cuts through the shadows.
Reputation of a Woman Sparks a Midnight Escape
Colonel Curran confronts Brennan and Edith as a masked gallantry tale unfolds. Wayne defeats Brennan to protect Edith and avoid exposure, while Edith defends Wayne’s courage and begs him to flee before the grand rounds. The pair part to safety as night guards approach.
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Curran
Mitchell House
The Cavalry Outpost Night Ride in Rebel Lines
I slip away from a disguise to reach Lee with a message. Crossing a ford seems near impossible yet the narrator uses grit to reach a military outpost, observing a cavalry guard, their talk of Hancock and Minersville, and a wary sergeant worried about horses and a stubborn kid.
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Lee
Teutenant
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My Lady of the North
Randall Parrish
Ahaei Whdereve
Wes Kiss
Arthur B. Williamson
Raith
Hammersmith
Ima
Mrs. Brennan
Kendallville Pike
White Briar
Myrtie
Mies Minor
Patrick L. Cuyign
Sixth Ohio Light Artillery
Bungay
Valley Forge
Mapes
Scott
Sixth
Ohio Light Artillery
Johnny Reb
Teyther
Cole
Ol’ Hancock
Minersville
Sims
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