Part Three: North Carolina; Chapters 4 through 6 Summary

Chapter 4 finds Arly and Calvin trying to track down General Sherman in order to photograph him. Meanwhile, Wrede Sartorius is closely following the case of Albion Simms, a man with a spike stuck in his head. Wrede feels that removing the spike would result in the patient's death, and even though his mental state deteriorates rapidly, Wrede is fascinated with his case and refuses to send him to a hospital. Kilpatrick and his troops engage in a heated battle with Rebel soldiers, who prove tougher than expected but eventually retreat. Mattie Jameson continues to look for her sons among the dead and wounded soldiers and eventually discovers the body of her oldest son, John Junior. Knowing that the brothers were rarely separated, Pearl searches among the Confederate prisoners, finds Jamie, and reunites him...