Summer 1861. In America, the armies of the North and South are on the brink of civil war. Nathaniel Starbuck, abandoned by his girlfriend and exiled from his family, arrives in the capital of the Confederate South, where he joins the ranks of an elite unit recruited by the rich and eccentric Washington Falconer. Having joined Falconer's legion, Starbuck becomes a guy from the north fighting for the south. But nothing can prepare him for the shocking cruelty of the war that divided America in two. Translators: Historical Novel group ( 2014. Worked on the translation : gojungle, david_hardy, Scavenger, Elena_Panteleeva, Oigene, Karmishina, Sam1980(Schneider) and Anastasia_N. Editorial: Sam1980(Schneider), gojungle, Oigene and Elena_Panteleeva.The book’s text has been translated from the original language using an artificial intelligence system. In most cases, the translation is accurate and clear, but occasionally there may be incorrect phrasing or individual words left untranslated.