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Sam Postlethwaite was a Confederate soldier buried in an unmarked grave in Rhode island. Beginning with nothing more than a handful of dirt, author Les Rolston s innocent curiosity about this mysterious soldier s grave became a journey of thousands of miles that eventually led him to the soldier s family. The result is this factual account of Postlethwaite s odyssey and the author s determined efforts to learn his story. Other important facets of this affecting historical account are the experiences of Postlethwaite s fourteen-year-old brother, who found glory with Stonewall Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley. and a boy from a prominent Rhode island family who was emotionally ruined by the Civil War. Both their families, embittered by war, were destined to merge through a Civil War romance and marriage. This book is a tribute to all of the people, Northerners and Southerners, who joined together to choose forgiveness and understanding over bitterness and hatred.