In the spring of 1862, as the smoke of Shiloh drifted across the South, the war came calling for the men of AlabamaWilkerson McRae and his brothers left their farm to join the 2nd Alabama Cavalry. Under Sergeant Silas Ward, they trained and deployed to the pine barrens along the Alabama–Florida border, where Confederate forces worked to contain Union troops in Pensacola.War was not what they expected it to be. In harsh conditions and constant uncertainty, survival came at a cost. As the lines between courage and recklessness blurred, Wilkerson learns that glory lies not in the charge, but in endurance.Smoke Over the Pine Barrens is a Civil War novel about brotherhood, sacrifice, and the reality of war beyond the battlefield.
