Unnamed Union Soldiers 9
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952
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Unnamed Union Soldiers 9
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Unnamed Union Soldiers 9
Ever Present in Yoknapatawpha?:
Yes
Biography:
The Union Army in Absalom! is an unseen but important force. When "Yankee troops" pass near Yoknapatawpha at some point in the Civil War (66), for example, Coldfield's two Negro servants and "all of Sutpen's" slaves "follow the Yankee troops away" (67).