#1 – Rebel
Richmond, 1861. Nathaniel Starbuck, the son of a prominent Boston abolitionist preacher, is stranded in Virginia as the country moves towards civil war. Rescued from an angry crowd by wealthy landowner Washington Faulconer, Nate accepts a place in the newly raised Faulconer Legion and chooses to…
#2 – Copperhead
After surviving First Bull Run, Nathaniel Starbuck remains with the Faulconer Legion as the war moves from improvised clashes towards organised campaigns. The fighting at Ball’s Bluff and the Union advance up the Virginia Peninsula place Richmond under threat, while Starbuck’s Northern birth makes every setback…
#3 – Battle Flag
In the summer of 1862, Nathaniel Starbuck returns to field service as command within the Faulconer Legion becomes increasingly dangerous. Personal enemies inside the Confederate hierarchy threaten his position, while the regiment’s battle flag becomes a symbol of honour, ownership and the loyalty of soldiers who…
#4 – The Bloody Ground
Late summer, 1862. As Robert E. Lee carries the war north into Maryland, Nathaniel Starbuck is placed in command of a punishment battalion made up of men regarded as shirkers, criminals and cowards. The appointment is intended to ruin him, but Starbuck must turn the despised…