This is a story of the American Civil War. Jack Hogan is an orphan whose parents are murdered by a scoundrel. After being press ganged to serve on a slaver he finds himself working for a slave master in Charleston. When the war begins they become Partisan Rangers and fight the war against the north from behind enemy lines. They fight as the forerunners of the American Special Forces such as the Rangers. Based on John Mosby and the Grey Ghosts the fast moving novel is filled with battles, skirmishes and the kind action familiar to those who have read the author before.
In the final book of the series Jack Hogan and the rest of the 1st Virginia Scouts find themselves fighting at Chancellorsville and Brandy Station. The book culminates in the Battle of Gettysburg when they come face to face, not only with a date with destiny but the men who have been hunting them.
In a civil war where one side has the money and the industry and the other the warriors then new ways of fighting must be found. In such a way were the Partisan Rangers begun!The guerrillas are the most effective weapon the south possesses. Their raids close to Washington bring fear to all. When they find two spies their world is turned upside down as they are disbanded and forced to join a regular cavalry regiment. They have to contend with new senior officers as well as traitors in their midst all the while having to scout behind enemy lines. A story based on factual evidence from Virginia in 1863.