I was pleasantly surprised to find this excellent sequel to Gohlke's William Henry is Fine Name. This civil war tale of a young man torn between a father who lives in the north and a mother who lives in the south can't help but tug at your hearstrings. Robert is determined to enlist in the Union army as soon as he is of age--even if he has to fight agains his relatives. But an urgent letter from a cousin from down south changes his plans and he finds himself heading toward a Union prison to check on a relative who is imprisoned there. What follows is an adventure that teaches Robert a lot about life and love and following God's mysterious will.
The scenes and characters of this book are still quite vivid in my mind. I heartily recommend it to anyone with an interest in history or who enjoys well told adventure stories that illustrate important matter of faith. ( )