"My Grandmother Millard and General Bedford Forrest and the Battle of Harrykin Creek", 688 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Thu, 2017-06-29 10:54
Text: 
"My Grandmother Millard and General Bedford Forrest and the Battle of Harrykin Creek"
Location: 
Sartoris Plantation in "My Grandmother Millard and General Bedford Forrest and the Battle of Harrykin Creek" (Location)
Page Number: 
688
Order within Page: 
4
First 8-10 words of event: 
Then we heard the mule and at first we didn't
Page Event Ends: 
689
Era: 
Civil War (1861-1865)
Characters Present: 
Lucius
Grandfather Millard
Ringo
Bayard Sartoris
Characters Mentioned: 
Philip St-Just Backhouse
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Cousin Melisandre
Philadelphia
General Smith
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Tuesday, April 29, 1862
Summary: 

In the middle of the night Lucius returns to give Granny General Forrest's reply to her invitation.

Chronological Order: 
40.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
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Environment:
Domestic Space›Garden | Domestic Space›Upstairs | Time of Day›Dawn
Actions:
Communication›Messenger | Perceptual›Overhearing
Cultural Issues:
Slavery›Domestic labor | War›Confederate Army | War›Union Army
Themes and Motifs:
Animals›Mules
Aesthetics:
Diction›African American vernacular dialect

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