Wilderness Run
“As they dug latrines and square holes for their quarters, news came from Sergeant Hamilton, who had been sent back as part of a large detail to gather the dead from the battlefield. Pike’s body had not been found. He was officially counted as missing, assumed dead.
Hearing this, Gilbert hounded Laurence for more details, but Laurence would reveal nothing else. He couldn’t explain about the other soldier now because it would sound like an excuse. “I found him by the river,” he said over and over..., “and then he died.” Gilbert finally gave up, but in the meantime, Laurence discovered that his companions had grown clumsy around him with their shovels, sometimes casting dirt toward his lowered face, or jabbing his feet with the blade itself, never apologizing before they turned away. Red ants appeared in his bedroll, and his canteen was often emptied surreptitiously.
One night after the building of the camp was nearly done, a high, razoring sound filled the air. The soldiers looked up from their fires, to see Laurence prop his book against his ribs and begin to tear.MoreLess
Hearing this, Gilbert hounded Laurence for more details, but Laurence would reveal nothing else. He couldn’t explain about the other soldier now because it would sound like an excuse. “I found him by the river,” he said over and over..., “and then he died.” Gilbert finally gave up, but in the meantime, Laurence discovered that his companions had grown clumsy around him with their shovels, sometimes casting dirt toward his lowered face, or jabbing his feet with the blade itself, never apologizing before they turned away. Red ants appeared in his bedroll, and his canteen was often emptied surreptitiously.
One night after the building of the camp was nearly done, a high, razoring sound filled the air. The soldiers looked up from their fires, to see Laurence prop his book against his ribs and begin to tear.MoreLess
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