Read e-book online Long Walk Home ...a Civil War infantry soldier's love story PDF

By James Funk

ISBN-10: 0615522602

ISBN-13: 9780615522609

occasions spiral uncontrolled for a tender family members simply making ends meet on their small farm in rural Michigan. Civil battle erupts. Reluctantly, Will Hodkins unearths peer strain and delight in state impossible to resist forces, inflicting him to volunteer as foot soldier within the Union military. Answering an internal name to accountability, he leaves spouse Maria and youngster sons at the back of. uncomplicated brown leather-covered magazine, a parting reward from Maria, turns into Will’s lifeline to her. On its pages, Will unearths innermost conflicts and feelings as occasions spread, and smooth trade of letters among enthusiasts record their travails.

Through brutal wintry weather in military camp, Will and 7 buddies bond to turn into ‘surrogate relations’ supporting one another live on ...even as tragedy and loss strike. in the meantime, again domestic Maria depends upon an older couple who're buddies, all suffering to maintain farm and youngsters jointly. concerns turn into extra advanced while Maria informs Will she is pregnant.

Trudging on lengthy marches via Kentucky geographical region, Will’s infantry regiment is ambushed through raiders of regaled accomplice John Morgan, and may is wounded critically, present process crude 1860’s surgical procedure to outlive. Maria surprises Will bedside in a Lexington health facility, after onerous rail trip risking lifestyles and being pregnant ...a stopover at between sanatorium sufferers screens her deep personality power, intelligence, tenacity and backbone. Will restates his dedication to make it again domestic it doesn't matter what happens.

After restoration, Will rejoins his regiment. Marching towards Chattanooga, along Tennessee’s Lookout Mountain, Union and accomplice armies conflict in awful conflict at Chickamauga Creek, Cherokee’s identify for ‘river of blood’. Will’s regiment is thrust into determined ultimate conflict atop a sequence of hills known as ‘horseshoe’ …ordered to save lots of the bottom of fleeing remnants of routed Union military, amid lengthening shadows of Missionary Ridge, with ammunition operating out. worry, bravery and heroics, honor and fortitude collide with weak spot and treachery. Will and rest of 3 regiments are surrounded and captured by way of Confederates. With battle’s final gunshot, Will reacts instinctively and heroically to save lots of his commanding officer, yet is wounded as soon as again.

As accomplice prisoner, Will recovers and copes with lengthy oppressive confinement in Richmond, prior to being transferred to Charleston SC. He unites without notice with a jocular previous acquaintance from Michigan and fellow prisoner named Clancy Durnin ...friendship grows as they practice tedious criminal health center tasks inside Roper medical institution. inside of Roper’s confines, Will is confounded through a shadowy unexplained lurking presence overseeing his flow. With Union troops threatening Charleston, prisoners are swiftly evacuated through felony teach heading north. In a surprising twist of irony and try of family members loyalty, Will and Clancy are provided chance for get away. They flee the felony educate embarking taking walks throughout treacherous enemy geographical region as fugitives, starting a 52-day 400-mile trek resulting in mountainous crossing of the Blue Ridge into North Carolina, and expectantly shelter past between Union troops in Tennessee. in spite of everything, it's a promise made to Maria …to come back home.

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