I was strong and he was not so it was me went to war to defend the Republic. I s
tepped across the border out of Indiana into Ohio. Twenty dollars, two salt-pork
sandwiches, and I took jerky, biscuits, six old apples, fresh underthings and a
blanket too.
There was a conflagration to come; I wanted to lend it my spark
. Meet Gallant Ash: hero, folk legend and master of war. Ash is a leader of men
and a brutal and fearless soldier.