Jubilee
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- Synopsis
- After working a year in the War Department, following graduation from West Point, Jeff Barnes returns home to accept leadership of a volunteer regiment in his home town. Then, he finds that he has been superseded by a local politician but he agrees to be second in command, after learning that he will have total charge of training the companies. Shortly after his return, he hastily marries Kate, but their happiness is short-lived. His family and in-laws don't understand his refusal to promote his brother and brother-in-law, nor do they understand when he refuses to tolerate his brother-in-law's illegal activity, brought about because of gambling debts. The pressures of the Civil War change Jeff and place great strain on his marriage and family. Kate does not understand his leaving her and their dying baby to oversee his regiment's transfer to Tennessee. One of his commands results in his brother's suicide. The recruits generally don't like him. The soldiers appreciate his hard training after they begin fighting . At first they are part of the Army of the Potomac, but are transferred to the west under General W. T. Sherman. The Westerners make fun of all Eastern soldiers and brawls are a common occurrence. When Jeff loses an arm from a wound in a battle at Lookout Mountain, Kate does her best to help, but she can't overcome his depression. He thinks it is his duty to resign and get a desk job in Washington, but General Sherman, thanks to Kate's intervention, has other ideas. There are other stories interweaving with Jeff's. One is of an officer who loves Kate. Another is of a very homesick farm boy who sends a woman and her small son home to his father. There is a would-be bounty hunter who has killed his wife and her lover. ... There are a few more. Those who are still left by the time Atlanta falls follow Sherman on his march to the sea.
- Copyright:
- 1956
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 317 Pages
- Publisher:
- Doubleday & Company, Inc
- Date of Addition:
- 05/18/16
- Copyrighted By:
- John Brick
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Military, Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Kathy Hester
- Proofread By:
- Michael Castner
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.