When darkness fell over the Rappahannock, the guns rested, but fighting continued.

One side fired “Battle Hymn of the Republic”, the other returning shots of “God Save the South”.

They fought until one side played “Home, Sweet Home!” The other repeated. They sang together.

Tomorrow, they’d return to their guns.

Matthew Gregory is a writer and filmmaker living in South Florida. Some of his work can be found at geronimatt.tumblr.com.