In the Midst of Life · Character
Herman Brayle
A tall, golden-haired aide who rides into the open under fire rather than take the safe road, and the whole line stops to watch him die.
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Also known as Lieutenant Herman Brayle, Lieutenant Brayle, Brayle
First appearance: Killed at Resaca
As a major figure in In the Midst of Life, Herman Brayle is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
A lieutenant whose conduct in battle raises questions about courage and folly.
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Brayle is the general's newest aide, a scholar and gentleman whose conspicuous uniform and reckless gallantry make him a spectacle wherever he goes. Ordered to carry a message the long way, he instead canters into the…
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- Union officers' dilemmas
- Supernatural and haunted events
- War and moral choices
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See Herman Brayle in Killed at Resaca