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Chapter 3, Damn stragglers!
The girls ran in the direction of the scream, but they didn't find a helpless civilian being attacked by a monster, they found something worse, more frightening and real. A green clad soldier, his cap sitting slanted on his head, was frantically shoving a ramrod down the barrel of his rifle. His left arm had a large hole in it and he was bleeding badly. Suddenly a cry came out farther down from the woods, "Damn rebs, their picket lines are almost on top our damn camp." Another man stood up and ran to his wounded friend.
He looked into the woods, Lita's head was poking above the bushes, from her eyes up could be seen. The girls grabbed their abnormally tall friend and shoved her to the ground. "C'mon out ladies, I won't hurt yeh none." The five girls stepped out, innocent looks on their faces. "Who are you?" asked Mina. "Corporal Sam Covington, 1st U.S. Sharpshooters, we're Berdan's boys." Said the soldier. "Berdan's Sharpshooters, wow." Said Amy. "Who?" Whispered Serena. "They were the best marksmen in the Union Army in the American Civil War." Whispered Amy in reply.
Amy saw the other young man clasping his arm, the regiment's surgeon inspecting his arm. "I'm studying to be a doctor, perhaps I can help." Said Amy. "Be my guest miss, but that arms gonna have to go." Said the gruff old surgeon. "WHY!?" cried the young man. "Your gonna gets the rot in it." Said another, wiry man. Amy looked at the wound, it was just a graze. "Nonsense, don't listen to them, a little alcohol and a good bandage, and you should have no problems." "Awful mouthy aren't we, goddamned straggler." Said the wiry man.
"Pretty lass like you should know her place." He said. Lita saw this happening and came to her friends aid, "Hey asshole, lay off." The soldier looked shocked, who did this woman think she was. "What you gonna do, cry." He laughed mockingly, a few other soldiers down the line chuckled. Lita punched the man, knocking him over. "Whew, damn fine punch!" said the surgeon. The other soldiers laughed as Lita glared at the wiry man, who behaved like a scolded puppy and walked off.
"All stragglers have to report to company headquarters." Said the Captain. "Where's that?" asked Raye. "If you'd follow me." The captain led the girls in the diction of camp. Meanwhile, Setsuna joined the group. She looked at Lita and smiled, "No matter what time period, she'll always be unique." She thought.
Well, Chapter 3 is done. Where do I get my knowledge you ask. Well, I'm a proud member of the 19th OVI reenactment group. So, my knowledge of these things is pretty good, and that provoked me to write this. What do you think should happen next, review me and let me know.
P.S. is anyone else having problems uploading chapters, because I sure am.