In Search of Peace
StoryIllustration★★★★A British cavalry officer who had taken part in the “Charge of the Light Brigade” in the Crimean War was so traumatized by his experience that after the war he resigned his commission. He tried to find peace back home in England, but finally decided to emigrate to America in search of the quiet life. Finally, in the late 1850’s, he found the perfect place. He purchased a small farm and retired to a tranquil area in Virginia called Bull Run.
The point
A British cavalry officer traumatized by the Charge of the Light Brigade emigrated to America seeking peace; he found a quiet farm in Virginia—Bull Run.
Audience
Adults
Tone
Tragic · Ironic · Reflective
To tell aloud
under a minute · 81 words