Three Came Home: A Civil War Trilogy

On July 9th, 1864, at Norcross, Georgia, General William Tecumseh Sherman ordered General Joseph Webster to:"Deport those civilians working for the Rebels. Have them sent by rail to north of the Ohio River and turned loose to make their way back by their wits. That ought to git 'em outta our hair for a while." Lorena Oakwood, a Confederate General's wife is one of those caught in Sherman's net. She is arrested and sent to the Canadian border with no money and no word to her family. After a daring escape from the prison train, she finds herself lost on the plains of the American Mid-West. Caught between two warring giants, she must risk everything to survive. But how, where? Which way shall she go? Will she go back to her captors, or will she sharpen her claws on the Union Eagle? No reader will ever forget her decision.

Sam Atkins and 18,000 of his companion Rebels glare at the 80,000 Union troops that have them cornered at Durham Station, North Carolina. Weary of this uneven contest, and aware that General Lee has already surrendered, General Joe Johnson is in consultation with General Sherman to see what terms the Union General will give the confederates if they capitulate. Johnson does surrender, and after giving up his rifle, Sam leaves a trail of adventure from North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama and Florida that will rival Homer's Odyssey,. The book, Sam, will give you a breathtaking tapestry of 19th century America and its people. And this book will also catch you off guard at every twist and turn.

In 1865 at the battle of Five Forks, Colonel Rutherford's luck will run out. He is wounded there taking a sharpshooter's bullet in his left shoulder. Refusing to stay in a Confederate hospital and against doctor's orders, the colonel starts off on horseback for his North Carolina home. Along the way a suffering Rutherford meets up with a deserter who wants his horse. After his fight with the deserter Colonel Rutherford is now bleeding badly. He makes it to Rebecca Morgan's farm and while trying to get water from her well, faints from loss of blood. Rebecca takes him in and nurses Colonel Rutherford back to health and he is grateful to her for her care. But all is not well for Rebecca. She is beset by scalawags and carpetbaggers who will go to any lengths to cheat her out of hearth and home. Somehow, Rutherford must find a way to help her preserve her home and way of life. In helping Rebecca, Rutherford finds that love is the most unpredictable adventure of all. After a while, Rutherford leaves and Rebecca is torn between leaving for St. Louis and staying in North Carolina to wait for Rutherford. No reader will ever forget her decision.