Alternative History Trilogy

The book starts at the Battle of Spotsylvania with Grant attacking the salient. It traces through the remainder of that battle, then the march south to the North Anna River. Here Lee devises a trap by deploying his forces in an inverted V with the head against the river at Ox Ford. Grant was forced to divide his army into three separate depositions, two of which were south of the river. The actual history sees Lee falling violently ill with a severe stomach disorder. In the Yarn, Lee recovers in time to spring the trap destroying nearly half of the Army of the Potomac in the process. Lee then pursues the defeated Federals north until he forces their surrender on the banks of the Rappahannock River. Lee then moves north, captures Washington, D.C. and President Lincoln, leading to a negotiated peace in which the south gives up slavery in exchange for independence. It is the most unique Civil War novel in contemporary times.

The Alternative History Trilogy opened with A Southern Yarn in which R. W. Richards forged new ground in the field of historical fiction. Using a little known trap set by Lee for Grant along the North Anna River, the Yarn reverses the outcome of the War Between the States. The South achieves independence but yields on the issue of slavery. Now comes Book II of the Trilogy, Brothers in Gray, prequel to the Yarn and every bit as unique. This is the first contemporary novel to spotlight the significant contribution of Black Confederate soldiers throughout the War. Here you'll trace the adventures of two young Virginians, one white, the other black, as they go off to War with Stonewall Jackson. Follow the Army of Northern Virginia as it fights its way through the battles of Second Manassas, South Mountain and Sharpsburg (Antietam)!