In โThe Locketโ, a confederate soldier declines his fellow soldiersโ request to reveal the contents of the locket around his neck. The locket, which holds pictures of his fiancรฉeโs parents and the date of their wedding is found on the battlefield after a battle. Later, the soldierโs fiancรฉe visits the battlefield with the soldierโs father, both shaken with grief. The soldierโs father asks his sonโs fiancรฉe to remove her veil, as it contrasts too sharply with the beautiful day and adds that on such a day miracles seem ready to happen. Returning home, something extraordinary happens to make her believe he may be right.