Friends and lovers on opposite sides of the Civil War find their loyalties tested from the firing on Fort Sumter to Sheridan’s ride in the Shenandoah Valley. Howard’s military comedy mixes battlefield excitement with flirtation and wit, and this edition adds the editor’s account of the playwright and the original cast.
One of the great American stage hits of the 1880s, a landmark for students of American drama. Download the free EPUB.