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Miss Ravenel's conversion from secession to loyalty

De Forest, John William (1826-1906)
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CONTENTS.

 1. 
CHAPTER I. MR. EDWARD COLBURNE BECOMES ACQUAINTED WITH MISS LILLIE RAVENEL.
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CHAPTER II. MISS RAVENEL BECOMES ACQUAINTED WITH LIEUTENANT-COLONEL CARTER.
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CHAPTER III. MR. COLBURNE TAKES A SEGAR WITH LIEUTENANT-COLONEL CARTER.
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CHAPTER IV. THE DRAMATIC PERSONAGES GO ON A PIC-NIC, AND STUDY THE WAYS OF NEW BOSTON.
 5. 
CHAPTER V THE DRAMATIC PERSONAGES GET NEWS FROM BULL RUN.
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CHAPTER VI. MR. COLBURNE SEES HIS WAY CLEAR TO BE A SOLDIER.
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CHAPTER VII. CAPTAIN COLBURNE RAISES A COMPANY, AND COLONEL CARTER A REGIMENT.
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CHAPTER VIII. THE BRAVE BID GOOD-BYE TO THE FAIR.
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CHAPTER IX. FROM NEW BOSTON TO NEW ORLEANS, VIA FORT JACKSON.
 10. 
CHAPTER X. THE RAVENELS FIND CAPTAIN COLBURNE IN GOOD QUARTERS.
 11. 
CHAPTER XI. NEW ORLEANS LIFE AND NEW ORLEANS LADIES.
 12. 
CHAPTER XII. COLONEL CARTER BEFRIENDS THE RAVENELS.
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CHAPTER XIII. THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE BEGINS TO RUN ROUGH.
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CHAPTER XIV. LILLIE CHOOSES FOR HERSELF.
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CHAPTER XV. LILLIE BIDS GOOD-BYE TO THE LOVER WHOM SHE HAS CHOSEN, AND TO THE LOVER WHOM SHE WOULD NOT CHOOSE.
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CHAPTER XVI. COLONEL CARTER GAINS ONE VICTORY, AND MISS RAVENEL ANOTHER.
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CHAPTER XVII. COLONEL CARTER IS ENTIRELY VICTORIOUS BEFORE HE BEGINS HIS CAMPAIGN.
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CHAPTER XVIII. DOCTOR RAVENEL COMMENCES THE ORGANIZALION OF SOUTHERN LABOR.
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CHAPTER XIX. THE REORGANIZATION OF SOUTHERN LABOR IS CONTINUED WITH VIGOR.
 20. 
CHAPTER XX. CAPTAIN COLBURNE MARCHES AND FIGHTS WITH CREDIT.
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CHAPTER XXI. CAPTAIN COLBURNE HAS OCCASION TO SEE LIFE IN A HOSPITAL.
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CHAPTER XXII. CAPTAIN COLBURNE REINFORCES THE RAVENELS IN TIME TO AID THEM IN RUNNING AWAY.
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CHAPTER XXIII. CAPTAIN COLBURNE COVERS THE RETREAT OF THE SOUTHERN LABOR ORGANIZATION.
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CHAPTER XXIV. A DESPERATE ATTACK AND A SUCCESSFUL DEFENCE.
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CHAPTER XXV. DOMESTIC HAPPINESS, IN SPITE OF ADVERSE CIRCUMSTANCES.
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CHAPTER XXVI. CAPTAIN COLBURNE DESCRIBES CAMP AND FIELD LIFE.
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CHAPTER XXVII. COLONEL CARTER MAKES AN ASTRONOMICAL EXPEDITION WITH A DANGEROUS FELLOW TRAVELLER.
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CHAPTER XXVIII. THE COLONEL CONTINUES TO BE LED INTO TEMPTATION.
 29. 
CHAPTER XXIX. LILLIE REACHES THE APOTHEOSIS OF WOMANHOOD.
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CHAPTER XXX. COLONEL CARTER COMMITS HIS FIRST UNGENTLEMANLY ACTION.
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CHAPTER XXXI. A TORTURE WHICH MIGHT HAVE BEEN SPARED.
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CHAPTER XXXII. A MOST LOGICAL CONCLUSION.
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CHAPTER XXXIII. LILLIE DEVOTES HERSELF ENTIRELY TO THE RISING GENERATION.
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CHAPTER XXXIV. LILLIE'S ATTENTION IS RECALLED TO THE RISING GENERATION.
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CHAPTER XXXV. CAPTAIN COLBURNE AS MR. COLBURNE.
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CHAPTER XXXVI. A BRACE OF OFFERS.
 37. 
CHAPTER XXXVII. A MARRIAGE.

  
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  • I. Mr. Edward Colburne becomes acquainted with Miss Lillie
    Ravenel 7

  • II. Miss Ravenel becomes acquainted with Lieutenant Colonel
    Carter 19

  • III. Mr. Colburne takes a Segar with Lieutenant Colonel Carter 34

  • IV. The Dramatic Personages go on a Picnic, and study the
    Ways of New Boston 44

  • V. The Dramatic Personages get News from Bull Run 59

  • VI. Mr. Colburne sees his Way clear to be a Soldier 71

  • VII. Captain Colburne raises a Company, and Colonel Carter a
    Regiment 84

  • VIII. The Brave bid “Good-by” to the Fair 99

  • IX. From New Boston to New Orleans, viâ Fort Jackson 112

  • X. The Ravenels find Captain Colburne in good Quarters 125

  • XI. New Orleans Life and New Orleans Ladies 142

  • XII. Colonel Carter befriends the Ravenels 159

  • XIII. The Course of True Love begins to run rough 175

  • XIV. Lillie chooses for herself 191

  • XV. Lillie bids “Good-by” to the Lover whom she has chosen
    and to the Lover whom she would not choose 203

  • XVI. Colonel Carter gains one Victory and Miss Ravenel another
    218

  • XVII. Colonel Carter is entirely victorious before he begins his
    Campaign 232

  • XVIII. Doctor Ravenel commences the Reorganization of Southern
    Labor 247

  • XIX. The Reorganization of Southern Labor is continued with
    Vigor 261

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  • XX. Captain Colburne marches and fights with Credit 275

  • XXI. Captain Colburne has Occasion to see Life in a Hospital
    289

  • XXII. Captain Colburne re-enforces the Ravenels in Time to
    aid them in running away 303

  • XXIII. Captain Colburne covers the Retreat of the Southern
    Labor Organization 319

  • XXIV. A desperate Attack and a successful Defense 333

  • XXV. Domestic Happiness in spite of adverse Circumstances 346

  • XXVI. Captain Colburne describes Camp and Field Life 360

  • XXVII. Colonel Carter makes an Astronomical Expedition with
    a dangerous Fellow-traveler 371

  • XXVIII. The Colonel continues to be led into Temptation 385

  • XXIX. Lillie reaches the Apotheosis of Womanhood 401

  • XXX. Colonel Carter commits his first ungentlemanly Action 414

  • XXXI. A Torture which might have been spared 427

  • XXXII. A most logical Conclusion 440

  • XXXIII. Lillie devotes herself entirely to the Rising Generation 459

  • XXXIV. Lillie's Attention is recalled to the Risen Generation 473

  • XXXV. Captain Colburne as Mr. Colburne 489

  • XXXVI. A Brace of Offers 503

  • XXXVII. A Marriage 517

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