"Skirmish at Sartoris", 66 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Tue, 2015-03-31 10:00
Text: 
"Skirmish at Sartoris"
Location: 
Sartoris Plantation Cabin 1 in "Skirmish at Sartoris" (Location)
Page Number: 
66
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
Then one day Ringo slipped off and went to town
Page Event Ends: 
66
Era: 
Reconstruction (1866-1889)
Characters Present: 
Ringo
Bayard Sartoris
Characters Mentioned: 
Benbow Family
Cassius Q. Benbow
Burden(1)
Burden(2)
John Sartoris
Unnamed Reconstruction Treasurer
Unnamed Union Soldiers
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Sunday, May 14, 1865 to Wednesday, June 21, 1865
Summary: 

After going to town, Ringo tells Bayard about the coming election and the new "war" that is being fought between Southern white men and the "Yankees" who have "abolished" "niggers" and are seeking to elect a former slave as Marshal (66).

Chronological Order: 
17.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Reconstruction Politics Emancipation Voting_Rights Carpetbaggers
Cultural Issues:
Politics›Voting | Race›Hierarchical | Region›Reconstruction | Slavery›Abolition | Slavery›Self-emancipation
Themes and Motifs:
Arrivals/Departures

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