It is the Summer of 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and Samuel was a boy who had to work for grumpy, old Mr. Pierce as a delivery boy. Samuel lived with his mother, sister Jennie and 2 brothers. Money was tight since their dad was in a mental home and Samuel had to work to help make ends meet. Jennie had been taking care of the home since their sister Georgia was due to give birth at any time and mother had to stay with her to help her out until the baby was born.
Word began to circulate that the war was on its way to Gettysburg and people were beginning to worry and move. Samuel had already seen his brother-in-law leave with the Union and Jenny's fiance had joined the Confederacy. Samuel missed these men badly, but Jenny missed her fiance very much. She would sit and stare out the windows to watch for him to come home.
Eventually, Samuel's family had to take in boarders to help with money matters. The boarders were a woman and her ill son. The ill son took up as a good friend to Samuel's little brother.
