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A Soldier’s Strange Courage in Civil War Skirmish
Ambrose Davis, a plain mechanic turned soldier, refuses to shoot a fellow officer in a skirmish near a creek, earning censure and a later disgrace despite being the company’s best shot. The narrative follows his moral conflict through battles at Yorktown, Fair Oaks, and the James River, ending with his disappearance among dead and the rumor that his name was struck from rolls.
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Ambrose Davis
Ile
Davis
Yorktown
McCiillan
Wichmond
Wajor
Sais
Rigadier
the Eneral
Davie
Sip
McClellan
Flack
Fair Oaks
Savage Station
Finish Tail
Tie
James River
Opor
Oery