{"product_id":"9780989379601","title":"True Blue Confederate: Faith is tested to the limits of the human will during the chaos of love and war in the Civil War Battles of Tennessee.","description":"Real events that occurred in the Civil War of Tennessee and a soldier's struggle to save his very soul.\u003cp\u003eStones River - December 31st, 1862\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe battle in middle Tennessee has begun and Confederate Sergeant Jon Lyhton is lost amid scattered skirmishers. Jon obtains a Union overcoat to survive the freezing night, but his desperate attempts to survive backfire in a horrid twist that only war can deliver. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisillusioned with himself and the lack of Confederate efforts to win the battle, Jon is confronted with failure and dishonor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor atonement, he must take heroic, but drastic action to avert the very judgment of God and his faith is tested to the limits of the human will.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn vivid contrast are Jon's experiences of the previous summer at the Cumberland Gap in Eastern Tennessee. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile in the 11th Tennessee Regiment, he is introduced to garrison duty, first combat and the cold realities of war. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnionist partisans populate the nearby hills and there, Jon meets Bethanna, the daughter of German farming emigrants. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs her serene valley is threatened by the encroaching sectional conflict, she must find a way to rise above the chaos of love and war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrue Blue Confederate is a dynamic historical fiction surging with action, morality, and compassion during extremely difficult circumstances. Culminating in a heart-clinching final day at Stones River (Murfreesboro), Staten M. Rall proves that passionate characters still live and breathe in deeds of chivalry and honor.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ABC Book Publishers, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49952650002672,"sku":"9780989379601","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780989379601","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}