Unnamed Confederate Provost Marshals

Submitted by sfr on Wed, 2017-11-22 14:23
Text: 
Absalom, Absalom!
Character Key: 
Unnamed Confederate Provost Marshals
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Unnamed Confederate Provost Marshals
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Unnamed Confederate Provost Marshals
Race: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Class: 
Lower Class
Rank: 
Minor
Vitality: 
Alive
Occupation: 
Armed Forces
Specific Job: 
Provost Marshals
First Mentioned: 
Coldfield House in Absalom, Absalom! (Location)
Biography: 

During the Civil War both North and South used "provost marshals" as a kind of military police force behind the lines. The "Confederate provost marshals' men" from whom Goodhue Coldfield is hiding would have arrested him as a draft dodger or compelled him to serve in the military (6).

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