02377cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000390012624500490016526400510021430000470026533600260031233700260033833800360036450000310040050802690043152012750070053400450197565300120202085600430203230263UtSlPG20260610133705.0mcr n260607r2009||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a04028207  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aEggleston, George Cary,d1839-191112aA Captain in the Ranks: A Romance of Affairs 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2009  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2009-10-15  aE-text prepared by David Edwards, Matt Whittaker, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from digital material generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana)  a"A Captain in the Ranks: A Romance of Affairs" by George Cary Eggleston is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. It focuses on the life and struggles of Guilford Duncan, a young Confederate captain who finds himself lost after the Civil War's conclusion. The narrative explores his journey to adapt to a post-war reality, characterized by personal and social upheaval, while grappling with the transition from a soldier to a civilian in the American West.  The opening of the story sets the tone during the final days of the Civil War. It vividly describes Captain Duncan's somber realization that the Southern cause is lost as his artillery unit prepares for surrender at Appomattox. Following this pivotal moment, he decides to leave with a few of his men to seek refuge in the mountains. As they navigate the chaos of a war-torn landscape filled with marauders and lawlessness, Duncan assumes a role of protector for a plantation's women and children against these marauders. This initial section establishes a blend of action, moral conflict, and the determination to uphold honor, laying the groundwork for Duncan's evolution throughout the novel as he seeks to redefine his purpose in a changing world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aFiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30263