内容简介：
A year of the Civil War has gone by and the Union is losing. Joshua McAlister joined the Union army to experience the excitement and adventure of war, but from the first shot he hears fired in anger, Joshua is thrown into the reality that combat is. During the Battle of Antietam, his quick action and bravery saves his regiment and earns him a commission and the command of his company. Joshua soon learns that he not only has the Confederate army to fight, but also a system of politically appointed officers and incompetent commanders. His goalajust to bring his boys home alive.