The Southerner: A Romance of the Real Lincoln

In a quiet Appalachian cabin, Tom and his steadfast wife Nancy share a modest, hard‑won peace. Their evenings are filled with the glow of a hearth, the scent of pipe tobacco, and the careful ritual of preparing a beloved rifle—“Speakeasy”—for the next hunt. Through their simple conversations and lingering glances, the story gently reveals the deep bond that holds them together while hinting at the larger forces soon to intrude upon their world.

Fast forward to the tumult of 1861, when Senator Gilbert Winter’s daughter, Betty, watches her family split along the lines of Union and Confederacy. Her brothers John and Ned find themselves on opposite sides of the battlefield, each grappling with duty, love, and the shadow of President Lincoln’s ever‑present decisions. As the war rages, personal loyalties are tested, and the echoes of Tom and Nancy’s frontier resilience resonate in the hearts of those caught in history’s storm.