Absalom, Absalom!, 280 (Event)

Page Number: 
280
Order within Page: 
2
First 8-10 words of event: 
bivouac fires burning in a pine grove, the gaunt
Page Event Ends: 
281
Era: 
Civil War (1861-1865)
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Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Saturday, April 1, 1865 to Sunday, April 30, 1865
Summary: 

"bivouac fires" - the scene in the Harvard dorm room shifts, mid-sentence, into a scene at a Confederate camp, where an orderly brings a message to Henry. According to the narrative, however, Quentin and Shreve are now "in Carolina," "forty-six years ago," merged with Bon and Henry (280). [SOURCE: Bon-Henry-Quentin-Shreve]

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Keywords: 
Civil_War:Bivouac, Messenger, Italics, Privation
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