Lucas Hayden was a strong, tough boy who grew up on a farm in the deep woods of Missouri. He was tall, with a mop of brown hair and blue eyes that could pierce deeper than any kind of dagger. Although he was very quiet and shy and first glance, Lucas had a knack for mischievousness. Grown up on that Missourian farm, he was certainly no stranger to hard work, and took pride in doing his part. Even more so, he would go to all ends of the earth to please his father.
Jim Hayden, Lucas’s father, was a kind, gentle man. However, many hard years of lose and back breaking work, he became bitter, almost emotionless. When Lucas was just a newborn, Jim’s wife died, leaving him to run the farm and care for the young child. It was certainly a hard life for Jim, but he took great
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“ Well, first you need to find your peace with God. He was the one who brought you this far. You have indeed done terrible things in his eyes, but he is willing to forgive. Second, you must go back to the army.” They talked the rest of the day, and at last, Lucas was able to take courage. It was not the false courage that he had built up for himself previously, but a courage made of God. Lucas had been to Church before, but never until that day in that little white Church with that kind Reverend had he ever experienced such powerful peace. He needed no longer to drink, for God was his new refuge. Lucas returned to his unit the following day, and all eyes were on him. All had seen his cowardly act, and he was thrown from his pedestal of pride. As a punishment by the authorities, he was condemned to the lowest rank, were he cleaned latrines and chopped firewood all day. He no longer was able to carry a musket in combat, but was instead to be a powder boy. Soon, the war was almost over. It was the final battle for Lucas’s division. The Confederate troops were on the run and had gathered in a particular location to attempt to make a last