The book honors the service and selfless sacrifice of Private Levi Clark, his comrades in the 10th Michigan Infantry, and other hometown heroes who bravely served in the War of the Rebellion. Additionally, it pays homage to the tenacious and resilient spirit of the pioneer women and children who kept the homesteads going in their absence and the arduous journey of the families formerly enslaved. Their stories have been silenced by the passing of time and the generations before us. Through their stories, war is humanized. We are reminded that these were real people who endured real hardships. We become an extension of their voice, a voice that may ignite a “fever” or at least a curiosity in the generations to come.
