STORY INTRODUCTION

ClickIn April 1861, as the first shots of the American Civil War echoed across the nation, fifteen-year-old Emma struggled to protect the only family she had left—her younger brother, David. Months earlier, a tragic house fire had claimed their parents and little sister, leaving the two children alone in a world already beginning to fracture.

Unable to provide for them, their church’s grieving congregation placed Emma and David in a small orphanage on the outskirts of Washington County. There they endured hardship together, uncertain of what the future might hold.

Everything changed when a tall, soft-spoken man named Michael arrived and offered them a home. Yet the safety they hoped for proved fragile. As war tightened its grip on Virginia, Emma, David, and Michael found their lives drawn into the orbit of the 37th Virginia Volunteer Infantry. Within the camps and along the uncertain roads of war, their courage, loyalty, and faith would be tested in ways none of them could have imagined. here to start customizing