Ride Proud, Rebel! by Andre Norton

Ride Proud, Rebel! follows Drew Rennie through the fierce closing days of the Civil War, where Confederate cavalry raids, river ambushes, and desperate retreats turn every mile into a test of nerve. Riding with Forrest's men, Drew survives night attacks, horse seizures, river crossings, and the chaos of Lexington, where he is thrown face to face with family wounds and the search for Boyd. Andre Norton gives the campaign a hard, restless energy, balancing battlefield action with the personal loyalties and hatreds that keep drawing Drew back into danger. As the war grinds toward its end, Drew receives news of his grandfather's death and a letter from Meredith Barrett, offering a possible home in Kentucky after peace returns. But duty pulls him onward to the trap set for the Union transport Mazeppa and into the shattered defense of Selma, where Forrest's cavalry fights with grim pride even in retreat. After surrender comes an uneasy peace: a church gathering at Gainesville, memories of comrades lost and found, and a final journey home in which Boyd's sacrifice, Anse's missing spurs, and the men's stubborn bond promise that survival is only the beginning of rebuilding. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.