Unnamed Federal Army Provost Marshal 1
Character Key Number:
2764
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Unnamed Federal Army Provost Marshal 1
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Unnamed Federal Army Provost Marshal 1
Ever Present in Yoknapatawpha?:
Yes
Biography:
An A[rmy] P[rovost] M[arshal] is the head of a unit of military police. This "Federal A.P.M." in Go Down, Moses is one of the Yankee troops who are stationed in Mississippi as part of the post-war Reconstruction (277). He has a black mistress, the sister of Sickymo, which is why he ensures that Sickymo is made a marshal in Jefferson.