Frontline Combat #9

In a quiet cabin deep in the woods, a Black man shares the life of Abraham Lincoln with his loyal dog—recounting the future president’s journey from boyhood to the brink of war—his voice heavy with prayer, as if the past might still be changed.

In the tense stillness of a Southern night, Union soldiers rest within Fort Sumter—until the sky erupts with fire. As the first shells tear through the darkness, the long-anticipated battle of the Civil War ignites in a single, shocking moment. Amid the chaos, one man’s fate is sealed, not by enemy fire, but by the weight of history.

In the divided heart of a fractured nation, loyalty is tested as the people of St. Louis face an impossible choice: side with the Union or the Confederacy. When Union troops under General Sigel move to seize Camp Jackson, an elderly man known only as Grandpa takes a stand—his rifle raised, his decision made. Now, with tensions boiling and the air thick with dread, the fate of the militia, the town, and the war itself hangs in the balance.

In "Bull Run!", three Union soldiers march out of Washington D.C. with the confident belief that the war will end in just 60 days—until the harsh reality of battle begins to take hold. As they bond over shared resolve, one man falls, shattering their youthful optimism and forcing them to face the long, uncertain road ahead. The letters by Ben add a subtle urgency to the quiet moments between gunfire and fear.