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In Charleston, December 1860
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Harper's Weekly, December 14, 1861 |
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| Synopsis of "In
Charleston, December 1860" |
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| A Southern woman’s family is divided
about secession sympathies. She is in love with a Yankee officer, which angers her cousin.
When he catches the two together, he challenges the officer to a duel after a Christmas
ball. Called away on duty, the officer is unable to make the duel, and the cousin labels
the officer a coward. The officer and woman meet weeks later and are married. The war
breaks out, and during some fighting, the cousin and the officer meet. While the officer
orders his men not to kill the cousin, the cousin tries to shoot the officer. Still, the
officer spares the cousin’s life, and admonishes him to remember this incident when
he returns to the Southern army. |
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Additional Material Relevant
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December 1860" |
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Commentary
Patriotism
Harper's Weekly, March 2, 1861, page
130 (2-3) |
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Bombardment of Fort Sumter
Harper's Weekly, April 27, 1861, pages 264 – 265
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Columbia Awake at Last
Harper's Weekly, June 8, 1861, page 368
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That Old Hen, Jeff Davis
Harper's Weekly, May 17, 1862, page 320
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The House-Tops in Charleston
During the Bombardment of Sumter
Harper's Weekly, May 4, 1861, page 273
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