tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036023315487420134.post7744007000787952669..comments2024-03-04T03:16:17.490-05:00Comments on Interpreting the Civil War: Confederates in the Dorm: Hidden In Plain SightJohn Rudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05613203957933442701noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036023315487420134.post-32447668289675535442012-03-25T16:19:35.861-04:002012-03-25T16:19:35.861-04:00You know, Markell's trail goes relatively cold...You know, Markell's trail goes relatively cold, so it's tough to say. From the letter he wrote to Schenck, it sounds very much like he didn't want to be in the army in the first place. It sounds almost as if he were coerced into service when his local militia company was enrolled as a company in the 5th Virginia. His desertion isn't that much of a surprise to me, then: young kid, unwilling soldier, just wants to get away from the bullets and back to the books.John Rudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05613203957933442701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036023315487420134.post-27842131356535359652012-03-08T10:10:53.940-05:002012-03-08T10:10:53.940-05:00Excellent find brother John!! Any word on what mad...Excellent find brother John!! Any word on what made him desert? You know that is an area near and dear to my heart.Robert Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02233458259866896836noreply@blogger.com