Absalom, Absalom!, 273 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Mon, 2017-12-11 09:31
Text: 
Absalom, Absalom!
Location: 
University of Mississippi in Absalom, Absalom! (Location)
Page Number: 
273
Order within Page: 
5
First 8-10 words of event: 
and they rode into Oxford without touching Sutpen's
Page Event Ends: 
273
Era: 
Civil War (1861-1865)
Characters Present: 
Charles Bon
Henry Sutpen
Unnamed Soldiers in the University Grays
Characters Mentioned: 
Judith Sutpen
Unnamed Enslaved Body Servant(2)
Unnamed Enslaved Maid(2)
Narrative Status: 
Told
Date: 
Thursday, May 2, 1861 to Friday, May 31, 1861
Summary: 

Henry and Bon join the University Grays. Henry allows Bon to write Judith, and she sends him "the picture in the metal case" (273) [SOURCE: Shreve-Quentin]

Chronological Order: 
301.60
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Writing:Letter, Going-to-War, Photograph, Secrecy
Actions:
Communication›Letter | Military›Enlistment | Movement›Horse
Cultural Issues:
War›Going to war
Themes and Motifs:
Community›Secrecy | Objects›Photograph
Relationships:
Romantic›Courtship

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