Related Authors: Howard Bahr | The Black Flower: A Novel of the Civil War
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They had three cadences, these spectral drummers, which they called First Kings, Second Kings, and Revelations. Going into a fight, they went from one cadence to another with no apparent signal until the officers began to shout commands and men began to fall. Then the drummers began a solemn drill beat that Bushrod believed would be the muttering undertone of every nightmare he would ever have.
Related Authors: Howard Bahr | The Black Flower: A Novel of the Civil War
Related Topics: drummers, drums, going-into-battle, nightmares, war
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