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Excerpt from Tom Markham, the Scout Tom Markham, The Scout. (Afterwards Colonel of Secret Service.) (Great care should be taken in dressing, so that the audience may recognize him at all times. He will always dress semi-military, except when in enemys lines. Smooth faced. except last act, where he will wear mustache.) Private Michael Dooley. (Afterwards 2nd Lieutenant in Colored Regiment.) (First, Private U. S. Uniform. Last, 2nd Lieutenant U. S. Army. Rather shiftlees.) Johann Kugelfeuer, A Good Soldier of Company K. (Bloody Tigers.) (Regular dutchman, regulation cap. Peak missing. At all times - no ridiculous get up - U. S. Uniform.) Corporal Cody. (Corporal U. S. Army.) Nicodemus Blake, A Contbaband. (Afterwards Sergeant Colored Regiment.) (Regular Contraband Suit of ragged gray, high, white hat with crape on, nearly 2 thirds. Afterwards Sergeant U. S. Army (infantry). This is no fancy-jumping darkey, but a good old fellow, about 60, who knows a thing or two. Gray wig, Above all let him speak natural. He is a calculating old chap and full of strategy.) Van Buren Sleeper, Color Bearer at the Charge over Antietam Bridge. (First Scene Yankee Suit, Last as Sergeant U. S. A.) Joseph Markham, A Unionist. (In the Rebel Lines.) (Butternut Suit. Light colored felt hat. Full beard cut short.) (Only 4 uniforms will be required. as McClellan, Burnslde and Hooker do not appear after the charge on Bridge. It would be adviceable to substitute in the 5th Act McClellan for Grant, Hooker for Sheridan and Burnside for Hancock. - Burnside will wear a plaid shirt. The Collar laid over the Coat Collar. Meade wears the Leather Regulation Cravatte. Persons Cart for Generale will please get an idea how the Generals looked at the time this piece plays. For instancs, Meads, in a white shirt collar, would look ridiculous, because he always wors a leather cravat. All these details must be well attended to, to harmonize the wholeplay and portray the characters as they were) Note. Grant will appear with Cigar at all times. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.