I found this tale to be a powerful and poignant sub-drama of the Civil War. The play explored the trauma suffered by a young soldier unable to cope with the stress of war.

This may sound like a stretch but it reminded me of a section in a book by Dr. Oliver Sacks entitled, \"The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat\". In this book, Dr. Sacks relays the story of one of his patients who has lost his short term memory (alcohol related). He lived completely in the past and though he was introduced to new topics or new people, he was completely unable to remember them for more than a few minutes. As I said, this may be a bit of a stretch and I can\'t remember the fine details of the case study any more (ironic, huh?), but I recall how Dr. Sacks explained the look in the poor man\'s eyes as he peered into the mirror only to see the frightening sight of an old man staring back at him. I pictured the soldier in our radio drama experiencing a similarly frightening revelation as he was introduced to the reality the rest of the world sees.