from "The Locket"

Which is the best summary of section I?
A.
Edmond is a Confederate soldier. Despite the fact that his uniform is shabby, he wears a locket on a golden chain. As he tries to read a letter his sweetheart sent him, Edmond's friends ask him questions about the locket. Later, when Edmond is asleep, a snake briefly coils itself around his neck. His sleep is interrupted by the outbreak of fighting, during which Edmond is killed. A priest finds his body and recovers the locket.
B.
A group of Confederate soldiers are gathered around a fire. Two of the men gently tease a third, Edmond, about the locket he wears. Later, Edmond falls asleep thinking about the woman who had given him the locket. He dreams of a serpent coiling around his throat. Suddenly, he is awoken with the rush of impending battle. When the fighting is finished, a clergyman finds a dead soldier wearing the locket, which he unfastens and takes with him.
C.
On the night before a big battle, a group of Confederate soldiers sit around a fire and talk. Their conversation turns to the locket worn by a soldier named Edmond. Edmond's friend Nick believes that the locket is really a magic charm that has kept Edmond safe. Edmond agrees that this must be so. When the men go to sleep, Edmond dreams about the woman who gave him the locket. The next morning, most of the soldiers are killed during heavy fighting. A clergyman later identifies Edmond's body from the locket.
D.
As a group of Confederate soldiers sit around a fire, Edmond reads a letter from home to his friends. They begin to ask Edmond questions about a locket he wears. Edmond finds their questioning embarrassing and responds with evasive answers. However, their curiosity inspires Edmond to think about the day his sweetheart gave him the locket. That night, Edmond dreams about a snake trying to steal his locket. The next day Edmond fights in a battle. Afterward, a clergyman finds the body of a soldier wearing the locket.