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Chapter 11

           IamnotasoldierandIhavenodesiretoseekthebubblereputationeveninthecannon’smouth.Yet,hereIamatthewarswhomGodneverintendedtobeotherthanastudiouscountrygentleman.For,Melanie,buglesdonotstirmybloodnordrumsenticemyfeetandIseetooclearlythatwehavebeenbetrayed,betrayedbyourarrogantSouthernselves,believingthatoneofuscouldwhipadozenYankees,believingthatKingCottoncouldruletheworld.Betrayed,too,bywordsandcatchphrases,prejudicesandhatredscomingfromthemouthsofthosehighlyplaced,thosemenwhomwerespectedandrevered‘KingCotton,Slavery,States’Rights,DamnYankees.

           "AndsowhenIlieonmyblanketandlookupatthestarsandsay‘Whatareyoufightingfor?’IthinkofStates’RightsandcottonandthedarkiesandtheYankeeswhomwehavebeenbredtohate,andIknowthatnoneoftheseisthereasonwhyIamfighting.Instead,IseeTwelveOaksandrememberhowthemoonlightslantsacrossthewhitecolumns,andtheunearthlywaythemagnoliaslook,openingunderthemoon,andhowtheclimbingrosesmakethesideporchshadyevenatthehottestnoon.AndIseeMother,sewingthere,asshedidwhenIwasalittleboy.AndIhearthedarkiescominghomeacrossthefieldsatdusk,tiredandsingingandreadyforsupper,andthesoundofthewindlassasthebucketgoesdownintothecoolwell.Andthere’sthelongviewdowntheroadtotheriver,acrossthecottonfields,andthemistrisingfromthebottomlandsinthetwilight.

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