num_pages: 180
description: It is the spring of 1861, and Josh Edmondson, a naive Tennessee farm boy, answers the call to arms by joining the 3rd Tennessee Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He leaves his young wife, Becky, behind as he marches off to war. He sees his first action at the battle of Bull Run, where he is taken prisoner. His wife discovers that Josh’s brother, Jacob, a career Union cavalry officer, is posted at the prison. She enlists his aid to help her husband escape. Jacob helps his brother at great risk to himself and his career. Back home in Tennessee, Becky and her married friend, Sarah, have to fight off Captain Sharp and his band of raiders. He has come to take Sarah for his own woman now that her husband is away fighting for the South. After his escape, Josh’s fears come true as he faces his brother in combat at Shiloh.
language: English
title: Josh Edmondson: The Long Gray Line
titlecomplete: Josh Edmondson: The Long Gray Line
ratings_count: 2
publisher: PublishAmerica