Burns and two goons attack Curzon and steal his boots. Burns is made the new sergeant, and a new captain is commissioned to lead their unit. One day, Caleb mistakenly cleaves his ankle with his axe. He and Curzon cook a pumpkin together, and Eben apologizes for his callousness.Ĭurzon and his friends continue the construction of their shelter hut – a process that requires the chopping down of trees and hauling of lumber. Eben and Burns begin stealing food from the neighboring farms, but their alliance soon dissolves when Eben realizes Burns has no intention of sharing the food with his fellow soldiers. This leads to a temporary falling out between himself and Eben, whose privilege and ignorance makes him unable to understand Curzon and his fellow black men and women’s collective plight. At a party thrown by the local militia leader, Curzon is mistaken for a slave. Curzon runs afoul of John Burns – a scheming, flattering bigot – who spreads stories about him in an effort to sow discord. Curzon and his friends band together and survive the elements.īigotry and intolerance are a presence in the camp. This, however, does not deter the good spirits of Curzon and his company. The following chapters describe life at Valley Forge – the laborious construction of the huts, which will be the army’s shelter, the terrible cold, and the lack of food, provisions, and resources.
He signs up for a full tour, until the end of the war. Caleb thanks Curzon for saving his nephew and bows to him.
Curzon follows but is beset by Trumbull, a conveyancer and Curzon’s former employer, who Curzon had stolen from when Trumbull refused to pay Curzon for his work. Eben kills the soldier, and invites Curzon to meet him and his uncle Caleb at camp, to be properly thanked. There, he intercedes as a young boy, Ebenezer Woodruff ( Eben) draws down against a redcoat. Curzon comes across a skirmish on the outskirts of Valley Forge.
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