"Frank P. Slaughter has written a beautiful novel about a man looking for peace in a chaotic world-- almost 150 years ago. That the drama of this novel rings true about todays' events, as it does for the men and women caught up in the Civil War is a testament to Slaughter's powers as an artist. This is pure joy to read; from the opening sentence and a campfire in Chickamauga, to the final scene overlooking northern lakes in 1970's Michigan, Slaughter writes with a historian's assured eye and an artist's imaginative sweep. He brings Civil War veteran Will Castor and his true love, Emma, truly alive." -- Doug Stanton, author of In Harms Way and Horse Soldiers