Irony of Mr. McDonald's Death
After being in the army, Cornelia McDonald's husband was ill and unable to come back home to Cornelia. Mr. McDonald, therefore, told Cornelia to come to him in Richmond because he was on his deathbed. Cornelia was "concerned about his health, but still not suspecting that he was on his deathbed, she traveled to the city, arriving December 2nd. It was one day too late to see him alive." This situation is ironic because Cornelia did not even think her husband was critically ill and definitely did not think her husband was at the point where he would be dead in a matter of days.
Irony of Confederate Sympathizers in Tennessee
Confederacy guardsmen, including John Collier Robertson, were despised in Tennessee because most of the area favored the Union. Nevertheless, they still terrorized union homes, seized weapons, and stole valuables. Ironically, this caused the confederate guardsmen to "'constantly (add) enemies to those (they) already had.'"
Irony of Confederate Raids on Union Sympathizers
Before Yankee invasion, Confederate sympathizers invaded unionist homes in Tennessee. After the invasion, however, Unionists raided Confederate homes and stole belongings. This shows the irony of what goes around comes around.
The Irony of Sam Agnew
Sam Agnew was considered unspoiled, did most of his own errands, and did most things by himself like shine his own shoes. He acted in a common's man way. Ironically, Sam Agnew was said to have a "snobbish attitude towards common folk," despite the fact that they lived a very similar life to him.
The Irony of Luther's Patriotism and Death
Luther enthusiastically joined the rebel army because he was a Confederate patriot. He, however, became sick from a disease and died ironically before ever actually fighting.
