![]() ![]() ![]() If you don’t it’s hard telling what will happen.” If you cooperate we’ll leave your place in one piece. “Just like that?” I ask as I shade my eyes from the mid day sun. “I’m Captain Montgomery and our troops will be staying on your land for a few days to rest and regroup.” A Union Captain makes his way over to me. I close the door behind me as I step into the sunlight and wait. Hell walking out on the porch period could be suicide, but I have endured enough at the hands of northern soldiers and I have decided I won’t endure any more. It would be shear suicide on my part try walk out onto the porch with a gun in my hands. I draw a deep breath, eyeing the rifle in the corner then look back to the northern troops riding onto my property. As I open the heavy oak door of my home I see immediately what is causing the noise. ![]() I move to the front of the house wiping my hands on my dress. Could it be thunder? I look out the kitchen window, the sky is clear and the sun is shining brightly. ![]()
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