{"product_id":"cherokee-a-time-of-war-a-saga-of-the-civil-war-paperback","title":"Cherokee: A Time of War, A Saga of the Civil War - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI turned Thunder onto the pike and watched as a troop of Confederate soldiers approached me from the direction of town. I reined aside, slipped into the woods, and hoped they hadn't seen me. No such luck, three Rebels followed me. I whipped up my horse and wove in and out of the woods until I reached the safety of Old Man Gray's abandoned farm. Bullets followed me into the barn. I stopped, barred the door, and rode out the back way into the dense overgrowth. . I knew that area better than the boys riding hard behind me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI dismounted, tied Thunder in a copse of trees, grabbed my musket, and climbed the steep cliff face, where I had a good view of my pursuers. I couldn't let 'em take me. I won't allow 'em to conscript me into their Confederate Army. I must be here to protect my wife, Caroline, and our family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI watched for several minutes as they cast around looking for my trail. They sent a few shots the way they thought I'd gone. The sergeant in charge yelled out to his men, \"Forget him, he's nothing but a hayseed farmer. We'll get 'em later.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Whew!\"\u003c\/em\u003e I told myself, \u003cem\u003e\"never saw 'em that aggressive before. I better get on to Pa's and warn the others.\" \u003c\/em\u003eI followed an old trail through the woods to Pa's compound, forded the stream behind the farm, and rode on into the farmyard. I couldn't stop thinking about my close call and the threat that I had dodged.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore I left home this morning, I'd believed that Pa was an old man with an old man's concerns about the Civil War. Now, I wonder just what we're really facing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51442181013727,"sku":"9798235544192","price":20.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/sg3ASp0xkA9798235544192.webp?v=1790178716","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/cherokee-a-time-of-war-a-saga-of-the-civil-war-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}