Share the feelings, thoughts and actions of George Attmore Sparrow and his father, Major Thomas Sparrow, as they live through one of the darkest periods in American history. George's journey from a teenage Confederate soldier to a country preacher and Major Sparrow's vivid account of the battle of Fort Hatteras as he barely escapes death and becomes a prisoner of war are told in their own words through letters and a diary. Experience the hardships they suffered, the after effects of the Civil War, their happy moments and their unyielding hope and faith in God