Near Unger, Virginia on January 2nd, 1862 Corporal Jamison’s makeshift grave was already covered with a layer of snow by the time Dan Fields laid on the last rock. Dan made the sign of the cross, picked up his rifle and pack, and headed into the storm. Jamison had been his best friend. He was one of the many soldiers Jackson’s army had lost already, and not a shot had been fired. Fleetingly, Dan considered hightailing it for home. Born and raised on a rocky hill farm not five miles to the west, this was his country. He’d traveled this road many times taking produce down to Winchester. But General Jackson was headed for Bath and he had to try to rejoin the army. At the height of the blizzard, Dan touched the cross at his neck and remembered his granny’s warning: “You won’t die in this war, but you may wish you had.” Seeking refuge, he stumbled into a cave and suddenly found himself in 2010.
Cold and starving, Dan found shelter on the farm of beautiful Allie Johnson, who saved his life. But he had been followed into the future by his evil cousin, Dillon, who wanted the cache of gold stolen by the family during the war. Dan had to learn to survive in this new world and also find a way to triumph over Dillon.