| Abstract |
"As a young girl growing up in rural North Carolina, Charlotte Smith leads a charmed life, until she learns about slavery. She feels the need to do something to help those held in bondage. As a young lady she meets the handsome Jeremiah Turner. They have a fairytale courtship and wedding.Shortly after, North Carolina secedes from the Union, and Jeremiah feels he has no other choice but to join the 1st North Carolina Cavalry. He says goodbye and leaves her to take care of the farm. After hearing a lady talk about "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." she decides to risk everything, and help runaway slaves. She is attacked at home, and leaves traveling three hundred miles to see Jeremiah. Just her and her horse Logan journey to Middleburg Virginia, where his last letter was post marked. She faces many obstacles along the way. She arrives two months later, half dead.Jeremiah is now with Mosby's Rangers. Once there she decides if she has to fight to stay alive at home, she will stay and fight alongside Jeremiah. She is a southern lady, a Mosby ranger, a spy, and a conductor of the Underground Railroad." -- Back cover. |
