The setting for this fictional story is the civil war. It was by far a time of trial, pain and suffering; a time that America has still not healed from. But, it is not a story about heros and such; many books have been written about those famous characters by learned men. I am not one of those; I simply tell a story. I wanted to point out that I believe that the passions and emotions of turbulent periods transcend the boundaries of time. The emotions associated with warfare impact the people who fought and those that did not. I may be wrong in my conviction, but I dont think so. Its just a story.