1861 is about to change Caleb Thorn's life forever.A bully-boy and philanderer, Thorn kills Lieutenant Janson in a duel of honor. He has scant interest in his country's civil turmoil until it dramatically intrudes into his life. He witnesses the chaos at the Battle of Bull Run in which his mother and fiancée become victims.But this doesn't prepare him for what would come next.He enrolls in the Army only to find himself at the mercy of Lieutenant-Colonel Janson, father of the son he killed. And Janson has plans to use Thorn right in the heart of the conflict. Even if it would kill him.First in an action-led Civil War series featuring Thorn's Raiders.