Souls of Lions
Souls of Lions by R. E. Mitchell, published by iUniverse in May 2013, is a historical fiction work that delves into the final year of the American Civil War. Set in November 1864, the narrative follows Major General William T. Sherman as he leads his army into the heart of the Confederacy. The story centers on the Fiftieth North Carolina regiment, whose soldiers, including brothers George and Walsh Hawkins, grapple with the brutal realities of war and their own sense of honor amidst a desperate struggle.
Readers will find a portrayal of the harsh conditions faced by these soldiers as they embark on a grueling four-hundred-mile march from Savannah to Bentonville. The narrative explores themes of courage, sacrifice, and the complexities of duty, highlighting George’s internal conflict as he navigates his love for a woman he meets during the chaos of retreat. Souls of Lions presents a vivid depiction of the human experience in wartime, capturing the transformation of its characters against the backdrop of the Civil War’s last violent months. This edition comprises 206 pages and is written in English.
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It is November of 1864, Major General William T. Sherman is about to lead his army of sixty thousand veterans into the heart of the Confederacy. It is the final, excruciating year of a war turned increasingly brutal and desperate.
The men of the maligned and ill-fated Confederate regiment known as the Fiftieth North Carolina look alike. Their faces are dark with smoke, their ribs protrude like barn rafters, and their uniforms are an assortment of filthy rags indiscriminately liberated from Union and Confederate dead.
Among these soldiers are George Hawkins and his brother, Walsh, unwillingly caught in the midst of a brutal war. As the regiment begins a four-hundred-mile death march from Savannah, Georgia, to Bentonville, North Carolina, George finds himself caught between his sense of honor and duty and his knowledge that they are fighting for a cause that is all but lost. Still, he takes consolation in doing in his duty and in his love of a woman–a refugee he encounters during the chaos of the Confederate retreat.
Souls of Lions is a tale of uncommon courage, heroic sacrifice, and flawed humanity amid great suffering in the swamps of North Carolina as two indifferent Confederate soldiers are transformed into the last violent months of the Civil War.
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