The Rebel Trumpet Author:Gordon Donald Shirreffs On a day in April 1862, young Steven Ames, courier for the Union forces defending New Mexico Territory against Texas Confederates watches a small military column move slowly toward an Apache ambush awaiting it on the canyon floor below. His friend Hernan Calvillo and the famous scout Luke Comfort watch with him, all three knowing they can do not... more »hing to prevent the impending slaughter. They shoudn't even want to, Luke makes clear. The tin-faced men of the column are rebels. The dying trumpeter begging Steve for water at Bull Run had been a rebel. At Bull Run, Steve had gotten his first taste of battle serving as drummer boy for the New York Fire Zouaves. The rebel had said the beautiful silver trumpet was to passed from one soldier to another. "Take it Steve" he had said "Don't use it against us. Try to use it to help each other."« less