Cry War

In CRY WAR the Wade brothers divided their loyalties between the Unionists, the Secessionists, and, like most in the North, the uninvolved. Jared joined a Confederate regiment formed in Knoxville; Ephraim attached himself to the Union Army after fleeing from Tennessee; and Aaron, who sympathized with neither side, made his way to Cincinnati searching for business opportunities. There he met Haywood Dean and joined his cotton smuggling business.Eventually, Dean formed a relationship...
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In CRY WAR the Wade brothers divided their loyalties between the Unionists, the Secessionists, and, like most in the North, the uninvolved. Jared joined a Confederate regiment formed in Knoxville; Ephraim attached himself to the Union Army after fleeing from Tennessee; and Aaron, who sympathized with neither side, made his way to Cincinnati searching for business opportunities. There he met Haywood Dean and joined his cotton smuggling business.Eventually, Dean formed a relationship with Emily, the daughter of the madam. Emily joined the business and proved to be an astute business woman with an independent turn of mind.Emily succumbed to camp fever while volunteering at the local hospital meeting the needs of the wounded soldiers streaming north from the battles.