The Military Career of Adley Hogan Gladden, a South Carolinian who served in the Seminole Wars, Mexican-American War, and the Civil War. He was wounded and died at the Battle of Shiloh. 
 

During the American Revolution, New Jersey surgeon Dr. Uzal Johnson joined the Loyalist American Volunteers under the command of the British Colonel Patrick Ferguson. His wartime journal traces their movements through the Carolinas from 1780 to 1781 and offers a rare Loyalist account of the pivotal Battle of Kings Mountain. 
 

Stephen Atkins Swails served with distinction in the 54th Massachusetts Infantry and became the first African American commissioned as a U.S. combat officer. After the Civil War, he stayed in South Carolina, playing a key role in politics and civil rights. Through later erased from history, Gordon C. Rhea's biography revives Swails' powerful legacy - a story of resilience, leadership, and the ongoing fight for racial equality. 
 

William S. Walker never met his uncle, Fletcher "Bud" Blanton, who was killed in World War II before Walker was born. Bud was just a faded memory until Walker discovered a forgotten paper sack in the attic with the note, "Go through before you throw away." Inside were family photos, postcards, and letters Bud had written from the frontlines, the first one beginning with "Dearest Mama." Dearest Mama tells Bud's story and serves as a deeply personal family chronicle that resonates for all those left behind when service members do not return home from combat.