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Yankee Spy Accused as Prisoner in Libby
In a Libby prison scene during the Seven Days battles near Richmond a young Union lieutenant, Ed Thornton, is accused by Captain Thornton of espionage after a Confederate search of his clothing and a back‑scene reading of a lover’s miniature. The hostage is escorted toward Richmond as Dr. Ellingham tends to Sam Pinckney and the wounded. The piece shifts to Libby’s grim interior as grim men endure hardship and Thanksgiving approaches.
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Gertrude Eliingham
McClellan
Robert B. Lee
Fair Oaks
Seven Pines
Chickahominy
Richmond
Glendale
White Oak Swamp
Jackson
Lee
Stuart
Longstreet
James River
Malvern Hill
York
Willis Church
Charleston
Marster
Agne
Fiat
Dr. Killogham
Wezro
Chareston
Sam Pinckney
Sam
Pete
Dr. Ellingham
Etlingham
Thornton
Dr. Milingham
Ed Thornton
Washington
New York
Morecco
Dr. Etlingham
Bam Pinckney
Hotel de Libby
Phopaton
Libby
Captain Cox
Kentuck
Ohio
Indiana
Deacon
Ralph
Cox