Lady of the North in Civil War Intrigue and Escape
In a Confederate tent Wayne carries a secret message to Longstreet aided by scout Craig. Mistaken for a Federal officer, Wayne and a Northern woman escort seek shelter and face a mastiff attack. Escapes, disguises, arrests, rescues, and a Shenandoah battle unfold with Major Brennan and Edith Brennan at key moments.
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Wayne
Longstreet
Seret
Craig
Crase
Lady of the
Jed Bungay
Red Lowrie
Maj Brennan
Union
B&r
Brennan
Edith
Bungay
Lee
Shenandoah
Wounded Confederate Captain Wayne at Field Hospital
Captain Wayne of the Confederate Army recovers in a field hospital of the Sixth Corps after a cavalry engagement. Edith Brennan, Celia Minor, and Colonel Curran appear, revealing tensions, loyalties, and a possible escape plan as Mosby orders extraction for able-bodied men from the tent.
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Field Hospital
Sixth Corps
Johnny
Caton
Captain Wayne
Confederate Army
Wayne
Polly
Nhere
Edith Brennan
Curran
Halleck
Jove
Sheridan
Light Artillery
Cella Minor
Miss Minor
Celia
Colonel Curran
Edith
Myrtle Curran
Virginia
Blue Ridge
Cowskin
Mosby Leads a Night Raid on a Confederate Patrol
The narrator recalls Mosby’s bold, calculated hit on a Federal post during a Civil War night. A raiding squad surrounds an overturned wagon near a hospital tent, while Mosby’s men and a wounded captain are moved to safety as the action subsides.
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Sumter
Marion
Carolinas
Confederacy
Mosby
Margot Daly S Plumber Joke At Lake Cottage
The Dalys family summering near Vermilion enjoys air and water. Margaret in mischief and a joke about a plumber leads to a playful misunderstanding with her father the East Ohio Gas president. The tale captures small town humor from a Cleveland Leader clipping.
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M. B. Dalys
Vermillion
East Ohio Gas Company
Vermilion
Margaret
Margie
Cleveland
Had Reason. Mrs Nagg and the bachelor Lippicotta
Fragmentary dialogue hints at a social exchange about comparisons to others. The lines feature Mrs Nagg praising humility and Mr Nagg replying with a witty remark about bachelors, reflecting concise stage banter in a humorous domestic scene.
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My Lady of the North
Randall Parrish eAuthor
Arthur B. Williamson
A.C McClurg
Staioners Hall
Lonton
Tongs
Arthur
Mountain View
Phil Wayne
Charlottesville
Sims
Thomas
Cass
Jake
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