A Rebel Among Us by J.D.R. Hawkins

Author:J.D.R. Hawkins
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fiction, suspense, civil war, historical, jdr hawkins
Publisher: Foundations, LLC

Two weeks of cool weather ensued. He read of more Confederate desertions and summated that, since Lincoln’s reelection, the South was losing its will to fight.

He learned of a battle at Sand Creek in Colorado Territory on November 29, and remembered one of his schoolmates, who had moved there at the start of the war. According to reports, 150 Cheyenne were killed. Some papers commended Colonel Chivington and his soldiers for “covering themselves in glory.” Other publications reported the truth, however. The Colorado militia had actually murdered unarmed women, children, and elderly. The battle wasn’t a battle at all, but a vicious massacre. This seemed unjustly cruel to David. He realized the Yankees were inflicting the same terrible, brute force on the “savages” as they were on the South.

A few days later, the Brady’s received an invitation to attend a party in honor of Mary’s twenty-first birthday. Sarah graciously accepted. The event was scheduled for Saturday, December 10. When the day arrived, David’s apprehension escalated.

“I don’t want to go,” he told his wife. “She’ll jist be comin’ after me, and I have some things I’d like to git done around here.”

“We’re all invited, sweetie, including you,” Anna responded, giving him a kiss. “Our neighbors would be offended if you didn’t attend.”

“But I need to git started on Christmas gifts, since I only have two weeks left.”

“Yes, I know, but I want you to come with me this afternoon,” she insisted. “Please come with me. I would feel awkward being alone with Stephen when you’re the one I love.”

The tone of her voice weakened his resistance. He couldn’t refuse any further, so he relented. “All right. As long as you keep Mary away from me, I’ll escort y’all.”

She kissed him again. “Of course. Now let’s make ready.”

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