Light in August, 472 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Mon, 2015-01-05 14:46
Text: 
Light in August
Location: 
Hightower's Childhood Home in Light in August (Location)
Page Number: 
472
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
The son was an abolitionist almost before
Page Event Ends: 
473
Era: 
Civil War (1861-1865)
Characters Present: 
Hightower, Father of Gail
Unnamed Confederate Doctors
Unnamed Wounded Civil War Soldiers
Characters Mentioned: 
Gail Hightower I
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Tuesday, January 1, 1861 to Sunday, December 31, 1865
Summary: 

An abolitionist before he knew the word for it, Hightower's father served the Confederate army during the Civil War as both a preacher and a doctor who learned on the battlefield.

Chronological Order: 
9.80
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Medicine War:Civil Preaching Abolitionism Republicans
Actions:
Work›Doctor / medical care
Cultural Issues:
Slavery›Abolition | War›Civil War consequences | War›Wound
Themes and Motifs:
Arrivals/Departures›Return from war

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