Summary

Chapter 34 is from Georgy's perspective, continuing at Gettysburg. Mrs. Woolsey wrote a letter to the father of a fallen Confederate soldier, assuring him that his son was treated kindly in his final hours. She makes it clear she plans to write a letter for every soldier in the tent they are overseeing. Georgy finds a bed that night at a local boarding house. Dr. Compton wakes her. He gives her a carnation, saying it is a “symbol of fresh starts.” He is very drunk. He reveals his first name is Leonard and that his wife and infant daughter died. He says the men have noticed Georgy is not kind toward them, as Mrs. Woolsey is. He says Georgy and Frank are “fools” for not acting on their love. That afternoon, Georgy is kinder to Dr. Compton and calls him Leonard. Frank seems to...