Enjoy a time travelling novel where the author takes you back to one of the decisive battles of the American Civil War. The research and knowledge of the period is excellent. All through the book you can smell the fear, the blood and the overall bravery of the soldiers on both sides to give up their lives for what they believed in. Using his intense knowledge of the general battle plans he brings them all to life and portrays their thoughts and lifestyles with excellent descriptive writing. The author takes us on an epic journey through a war torn period in American History. The characters and scenarios are true to life and depict very deep emotions and the sense of loss of human life is felt very strongly. Sometimes it is hard to get into a historic novel and believe in the characters but this author has not failed. You can tell he cares and has put a lot of time and effort in creating them and has studied the period intensely to produce a novel which will interest historians world wide.