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Johnny Reb and Gus Yank Somewhere On Our Way: Tock

1/25/2019

Johnny Reb and Gus Yank SOOW: Tock

Part V of XIII

“… How’s this?”
“Better.”
“That’s the East Woods Gus.”
“The preacher Reb, Comrade Lucas.”
“Yeah.”
“He was young.”
“Born in 1840.”
“And from Illinois.”
“Boone County.”
“Lucas was in my company, Company C.”
“An officer, lieutenant.”
“Then appointed Regimental Chaplain.”
“Right.”
“And who was Sumter?”
“From the fort?”
“Yeah.”
“South Carolinian.”
“Revolutionary?”
“Comrade of Morgan’s.”
“Does the light seem different Reb?”
“It does.”
“Did you hear the Tock?”
“No … though we didn’t hear the Tick either.”
“We just noticed it.”
“Right.”
“How to check?”
“Let’s go back to the cannon and see.”
“Let’s …”

Next Up: 1 February 2019 and part VI of the winter series Johnny Reb and Gus Yank Somewhere On Our Way: Days Between.

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Johnny Reb and Gus Yank Somewhere On Our Way: Comrades

1/18/2019

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Johnny Reb and Gus Yank SOOW: Comrades

Part IV of XIII

“… These are comrades.”
“You Yanks used that word.”
“Rebs?”
“Not so much.”
“Rebs had camaraderie.”
“Yes.”
“We used the word ‘comrade’ all the time.”
“Your book shows that.”
“The 99th’s book comrade.”
“Right.”
“Who wrote it?”
“Regimental Chaplain.”
“Preacher?”
“Comrade Lucas.”
“Oh.”
“Oh?”
“Just-oh … what?”
“Just a mention of the preacher and you get a little oh-ee.”
“Comrade Reb?”
“Yeah.”
“Let’s step toward the grass.”
“Changing subjects?”
“No.”
“Sure Gus …”

Next Up: 25 January 2019 and part V of the winter series Johnny Reb and Gus Yank Somewhere On Our Way: Tock.

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Johnny Reb and Gus Yank Somewhere On Our Way: Touching Elbows

1/11/2019

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Johnny Reb and Gus Yank SOOW: Touching Elbows

Part III of XIII

“… You’d know the type Gus.”
“Says Captain Downs was in the 4th NY Infantry.”
“A New York volunteer regiment.”
“I understand that.”
“Downs was leading a company in the regiment on 17 September.”
“Tough job Johnny.”
“An elected one.”
“That’s mostly how volunteer officers were chosen.”
“Elected by the soldiers.”
“When did Downs join?”
“After Fort Sumter.”
“First-to-fight kind of guy.”
“Started as a lieutenant.”
“Downs was promoted.”
“He was.”
“What happened here Reb?”
“The 4th NY was at the Sunken Road.”
“Soon to be Bloody Lane.”
“The 4th was in the first assault.”
“The first assault got cut down.”
“True.”
“An infantry officer like Downs would’ve been keeping his soldiers in-line, in formation.”
“Touching elbows.”
“What about Chapman Reb?”
“Similar to Downs.”
“A 4th New Yorker.”
“Volunteered after Fort Sumter.”
“Promoted?”
“From sergeant.”
“Johnny, …”

Next Up: 18 January 2019 and part IV of the winter series Johnny Reb and Gus Yank Somewhere On Our Way: Comrades.

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Johnny Reb and Gus Yank Somewhere On Our Way: Up

1/4/2019

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Johnny Reb and Gus Yank SOOW: Up

Part II of XIII

“Up is good.”
“It is Gus.”
“We’ve covered some ground here at Somewhere.”
“We have.”
“Quite a bit since Elmwood really.”
“Yup.”
“We talked of you killing me.”
“We talked of your Valkyrie.”
“Crate.”
“Is that her name?”
“Might as well be.”
“I like it Gus.”
“We talked of Kyd.”
“We talked of Special Lost Orders.”
“Orders lost to be found.”
“Planted.”
“We talked of Ambrose Burnside.”
“Fencers.”
“The Anti-Republic cabal.”
“George Thomas.”
“Bested by Grant.”
“Grant.”
“What about Captain Downs?”
“What about him?”
“What do you know Johnny?”
“Just a bit Gus, although …”

Next Up: 11 January 2019 and part III of the winter series Johnny Reb and Gus Yank Somewhere On Our Way: Touching Elbows.

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