Rawlins, No Longer Young (The Rawlins Saga, #1)

War made him a man. The frontier will decide what kind.

When Virgil Rawlins finds his best friend hanging from a sycamore tree, the young Tennessean is thrust into the brutal reality of the American Civil War—a world where mercy is scarce and survival demands tough choices. Hardened by violence and driven by revenge, Rawlins becomes a soldier shaped by hatred… until one moment at the Battle of Brice's Crossroads forces him to choose a different path. Before the war is even over, Rawlins turn...