Miss Ravenel’s Conversion from Secession to Loyalty (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: John William De Forest
- First Published: 1867
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical romance
- Time of Work: Civil War period
- Setting: New England and Louisiana
- Principal Characters: Captain Colburne, Colonel Carter, Lillie Ravenel, Dr. Ravenel, Mrs. Larue
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Love or romance, South or Southerners, Marriage, New England, Civil War, War, Soldiers, Confederate States of America, Louisiana Purchase
- Locales: Louisiana, New England
The Story:
Edward Colburne, of New Boston, met Miss Lillie Ravenel shortly after the outbreak of the Civil War and not long after she had come to New England with her father, Dr. Ravenel, who had been forced to leave Louisiana because of his refusal to support the Confederacy. Lillie was a loyal daughter of the South, Colburne an equally adamant supporter of the North.
Among Lillie’s acquaintances was Lieutenant Colonel Carter, on leave because of an injury. Colonel Carter was a general favorite with the ladies, and Colburne could find only one defect in his...
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