An Undivided Union

The Civil War tears a nation apart, but for one regiment of Union cavalry, the fight is deeply personal. Major Deck Lyon and his cousin Captain Artie Lyon lead the Riverlawn Cavalry through guerrilla raids, midnight charges, and the constant threat of Confederate forces striking at everything they love. When word reaches Deck that Confederate raiders are circling toward his family home, he faces an impossible choice: honor his mission or ride to defend blood. Joined by Levi Bedford, their steadfast overseer, the cousins tear across hostile territory in a desperate race against time. Oliver Optic writes adventure fiction at its 19th-century finest, where courage is tested not in grand battles alone but in the brutal skirmishes that define war's true cost. The story pulses with action yet never loses sight of what these men are fighting for: home, family, and the union that binds them. It endures because it captures something timeless about standing with the people you love when everything burns around you.