Read "Parker Adderson, Philosopher". A Federal spy is caught and talks to the Confederate General about his death by hanging on the morrow and about dRead "Parker Adderson, Philosopher". A Federal spy is caught and talks to the Confederate General about his death by hanging on the morrow and about death in general. The General then announces that he is to be shot immediately. The spy is shocked and attacks the General and a Captain. When all are separated, the Captain is dead, the General is severely wounded and the spy slightly injured. He is then taken and shot. His death is followed by the death of the General. Very intense. Advanced vocabulary. Read 4.10.75
Read "A Tough Tussle". A Federal officer in charge of pickets sits in a secluded area. He becomes aware of a dead Confederate soldier near him and becomes obsessed wit fear. His pickets are attacked and a skirmish ensues. The next dead next to the Confederate soldier. He had repeatedly stabbed the dead man and then himself. Suspenseful, advanced vocabulary. Read 4.10.75...more
Read short story "A Mystery of Heroism" from this. A soldier under direct fire is goaded into risking his life to get some water from a well. He goes Read short story "A Mystery of Heroism" from this. A soldier under direct fire is goaded into risking his life to get some water from a well. He goes and makes it back with the bucket, only to have two lieutenants spill it while they fought over it. Suspenseful with medium level vocabulary.
Read short story "The Upturned Face". Four men are burying a fellow soldier while they are being shot at. Tells how they feel while they actually bury him. Medium level vocabulary....more