After Appomattox and the tragedy at Ford’s theater, they had reunited. But because of his wounds, he had succumbed to infections that were untreatab...e at the time. As the wife of a fallen comrade, her membership with the Regiment was unquestioned.Susan Gibson and Hans Shelton were orphans. Border raiders had murdered their parents during the early phases of the war. Susan, the older of the two, had done what was necessary for the pair to survive. It had been during the Regiments move westward. Ralph started to rise as she entered but she quickly got him to lie down again. Sure now that she could command the cat, she went to the water bowl and, despite it being heavier then she had thought she was able to flip it upright. The problem was now that having been flipped over twice, it was far away from its usual place. She gave it a shove but the heavy bowl refused to budge. Determined to get this done right and still get to the party, she dropped to all fours so she could push. .. sure. Right over there."And her heart sank. The bathroom looked as if an army of scrubbing bubbles had spent a year on the job in there. Somehow, she had imagined finding a hairbrush with dozens of strands, roots still firmly attached, waiting patiently for her ... but there was no hairbrush. Who was she kidding? Forlornly, after making a thorough search, she stood regarding a toothbrush that looked brand new. Likewise the blade in his razor.A knock at the door. "Hey, you okay in there?" Out. The cold water was stinging her bare breasts and soon she was shivering more than ever."Boy do you stink teach. I hope this cleans you up. Maybe I'll have to shove it up those holes of yours that keep leaking all over you."The hosing stopped as quickly as it started and Mary was left in the dark again. A shivering shaking mass locked in a dogs cage.Sometime later the lights came on and Lisa's mother and brother came down the stairs. Her mother came to Lisa's cage and her brother went to a cage.