#v:war

[goodolerebelsoldier]

Equestrian Casualties at Gettysburg

“Three miles before we got into town we could see the marks of Cavalry skirmishes, passed some dead horses which were slowly burning up.”[i] The aftermath days of Gettysburg – and other Civil War b…

[goodolerebelsoldier]

[goodolerebelsoldier]

My Brother’s Keeper

[goodolerebelsoldier]

"Sir? Can you hear me?" Sybil softly questioned. He was unconscious when he was brought to Downton Abbey. She ran a cold cloth over his forehead."You're safe now." ~LadySybilCrawley

“...Miss Shepherd?” Nathaniel’s head flopped weakly to one side. He wasn’t at all aware of where he was, how he got there, or who it was with him. Thinking he heard a woman’s voice though his mind jumped to thoughts of the Yankee nurse. 

The chilled cloth made him realize how hot he was, he felt like his shirt was stuck to him like another skin, trousers no better and the sweat pooling in the thin leather that was left on his shoes. “....Safe...” His voice croaked, “from what?”

[scientistofthevoid]

New Verse for this Blog

Verse: War.

This is when Asgore is the coldest souled, before the barrier, before his lovers, all of it.

This is the time of the Human-Monster War.

[goodolerebelsoldier]

What pulled at your heart for you to enlist? How did you feel that you were protecting your heart and homestead? Or did you find that the protection of your state's rights were enough?

“They’re here. Ain’ that ‘nough?” Light eyes hardened and he stood to his full height with hands balled into fists. “Hain’ no right fer them ta come invadin’. S’what it is y’know, no better’n th’ Brits. Said we wanna leave an’ they come marchin’ in an burning. 

An’ when they start burnin’ ‘m gonna start fightin’, none o’ them Yanks is gonna be gettin’ near my folks. ‘till they leave I an’ goin’ away.” 

[goodolerebelsoldier]

Do you ever remember traveling by rail? Other soldiers spoke of traveling to Mananas on a train... and I wonder if you were part of this historic transfer of troops.

Grinning and shaking his head the rebel shifted his weight to a softer portion of the ground. “Ha, nah we had ta walk the hull way there.” Eyes glinting however despite being footsore, the smile widened to being ear-splitting, “Mucked up a hull buncha days though, ripped them Yankee rails right outta the mud. Ain’ no trains fer them.”

Like they asked though, Nathaniel did know that the Yankee trains, which were now Confederate trains, had helped win the fight. Right up there with General Jackson. “Could hear ‘em right over all the cannons when they did get here though. Hours late, but them whistles came over the hull field! Smoke comes blowin’ in, big trail all th’ way out....kinda looked like th’ trees was on fire. An’ then...didn’ really see it...heard it. But all them boys show up, Johnston, shows up from the Ferry. Harper Ferry. On them trains. Come up an’ help us sweep them Feds off the field.”