Mammy shrewdly and accurately interprets Scarlett""s real motives - to be closer to Ashley when he returns on leave from he war: "Savannah would be better for you."Before engaging in the unauthorized black ops mission, Ethan met with Julia in her hospital work setting in the Washington DC area, telling her he was taking another two-day business trip." Without a demand for Broadway-styled musical shows, Kent feared hat he would lose his employment and livelihood."[Although his authority was dubious during the war itself, Tetley""s wearing of the Confederate symbols helps to reinstate his military position.