Armachain

North Carolina, 1862. The outbreak of the Civil War has brought heartacheto the life of young Cherokee brave Moses Armachain. To help save hispeople from the dictates of the white man, he decides to join ConfederateColonel William Thomas s regiment of Indians and Highlanders fromWestern North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee. Armachain survives perilous adventures and misfortunes in his quest, hiswill to live matched only by his need to protect his brothers-in-arms. Butwhen Armachain attempts to rescue his childhood Cherokee friend, AggieLossiah, he discovers that she has been violated by the lustful Union ColonelKirk. Revenge wipes out all other feelings, and he determines that theYankees will pay. In the midst of the growing conflict between Thomas s Legion and invadingFederal forces, the bond between Aggie and Armachain culminates in a loveso powerful that not even the ravages of war affect it. Their lives are repeatedlythreatened by wild animals, bushwhackers, marauders, and Union soldiers. Written with vivid historic detail and true human emotion, Armachain tellsthe little-known tale of the Eastern Cherokees role in the Confederacyduring the Civil War.