1. Rebel Raiders
Jack Hogan is orphaned by murder and then press-ganged aboard a slave ship, an experience that eventually leaves him in Charleston under the power of a slaveholder. When the American Civil War begins, Jack and other displaced young men are drawn into Confederate partisan service rather…
2. Confederate Rangers
In Virginia in 1863, Confederate partisan rangers raid Union communications and operate close enough to Washington to cause disproportionate alarm. Their independence makes them effective but also politically troublesome. After the discovery of spies and changes in military policy, the men are disbanded and absorbed into…
3. The Road to Gettysburg
Jack Hogan and the men of the 1st Virginia Scouts move through the major campaigning of 1863, fighting first around Chancellorsville and then in the enormous cavalry clash at Brandy Station. Their reconnaissance work places them close to the movement of armies while personal enemies continue…