A white man and the Indians, war and love, and the dream of freedom. (Volume 2, Part 9)
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The Burden of War
The weight the men carry nearly leaves them limp underneath their sacks. But there is only one way to shed that weight, and the price for that is far worse than shouldering the load. (Volume 2, Part 8)
The Kinston Hangings (Part 2): A General’s Fatal Anger
The Hangings at Kinston, Part II: Just after another defeat in battle, Maj. Gen. George E. Pickett unleashes his frustration on a group of deserters, rope by rope by rope.
(Volume 2, Part 7)
Remembering Doc Watson
As an infant growing up in Watauga County, Arthel Lane Watson lost his sight. As a teenager, he picked up a guitar and created a sound. Now, that sound and that guitar and that blind man are forever linked in one name that will live as long as music is played: Doc.
The Kinston Hangings (Part 1): Caught Between Blue and Gray
The Kinston Hangings, Part I: In eastern North Carolina, poor fishermen and farmers want to be left alone. But commanders on both sides fight for their loyalty, putting the men in a situation where they have no good option. (Volume 2, Part 6)
Atrocity at Shelton Laurel
Revenge on the enemy is one thing. Murder of the innocent is another. Two colonels in the Confederate Army show no mercy in Madison County, conducting acts that outrage even their side’s most devoted leaders.
(Volume 2, Part 5)
Baptism by Blood
Just 90 days after he passes his board exam, without any supervision, Dr. Thomas Fanning Wood performs perhaps the most difficult act in medicine. (Volume 2, Part 4)
First, Do No Harm
Thomas Fanning Wood achieves a dream of becoming a doctor much sooner than he could have imagined. There is no time for an apprenticeship, not during the height of war.
(Volume 2, Part 3)
A War of Songs
From battlefields to minstrel shows, music becomes a rallying cry of loyalty and motivation. But as deaths and hopelessness mount, the songs convey a haunting sense of loss
(Volume 2, Part 2)
