Searcy County: The Civil War’s Secret Heroes By Todd Samuelson

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It s 1861 and Searcy County Arkansas is divided by the Civil War One man David Crockett Ruff has some hard choices to make The godson of David Crockett and cousin to the famous cattle driver Charles Goodnight he wants to fight But how can he His state is on the side of slavery yet joining the Union means fighting against neighbors friends and family So he chooses peace When state officials discover he won t fight they send out the militia to arrest him and his fellow Peace Society members Suddenly David s path is he will escape with a small group of friends to the north and fight to preserve his country even as his brother Henry heads south and joins the Confederacy Others in the Peace Society are marched away in chains forced to fight for a cause they don t believe in Not only can David and his friends fight but they have experience hunting the forests and mountains of northern Arkansas making them extremely useful They are recruited as secret soldiers and placed under the supervision of the Union Army s chief spymaster As they fight their way back to peace they must face gangs of rogue soldiers and worse their family Searcy The Civil War s Secret Heroes tells the heartbreaking story of a brother against brother that so many families had to endure This inspiring saga brings David Crockett Ruff s true story to life as he and his friends come in contact with some of the most famous and infamous individuals in U. Searcy county book S history Wild Bill Hickok Bill Cody Frank and Jesse James Bloody Bill Anderson Belle Starr and Bass Reeves while they navigate the hell that is the Civil War And when a madman and his gang slaughter a bunch of unarmed soldiers can David Crockett Ruff and his crew with the help of some famous friends bring them to justice Or will that vile act stop the construction of one of our national treasures and expose the beginnings of a national scandal Take a journey into the past with Searcy The Civil War s Secret Heroes when our country s fate rested on the sacrifice bravery and often life or death choices of ordinary people Searcy County The Civil War s Secret Heroes site_link post a commentThis is a great book that breathes some life into the most under appreciated theater of the US Civil War I grew up in St Louis but wasn t aware of the history of the various battles in Missouri and Northern Arkansas and certainly not of the personal stories of the families involved. Book Searcy county market It s obvious that Todd and Dede Samuelson did a lot of research to find the stories and bring them to life after 150 years I learned a lot and enjoyed the book and will continue to read up on Gen Dodge and the history of the transcontinental railroad Recommended Searcy County The Civil War s Secret Heroes