Review: Interesting
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 18, 2011
If you're a real Civil War buff this is the place to find details of camp life and the struggles of being an officer in war, you'll enjoy this book.  David, the traveler, stuggles with his new life and finds a real friend to guide him while serving in the Union army during the Civil War in an elderly doctor.  The true horrors of war during those times and the medical care available are described well and lend a glimpse into the past that is unsettling at best.  It leaves you wondering how anyone survived a wound at all with the care being given.The characterization was well written as were the exchanges between David and his mentor.  The big problem I had was I found myself half through the book and still waiting for something to happen....the real action seemed remote and our hero not really a part of it.  That said, I only gave it three stars.