This is the story of Sylvia, a little girl from Boston and her adventures in Charleston, South Carolina just before the start of the Civil War

Follow the experiences of Kathleen, a spirited 11 year old, in the days surrounding the eventful Civil War battle at Gettysburg.

While visiting her aunt and cousin near Fort Ticonderoga, on the western shore of Lake Champlain, Faith Carew learns a secret about the fort that concerns Ethan Allen's "Green Mountain boys."