The Bone Pile: The High Cost of Valor - Paperbackby Sharon Traner (Author) The Civil War has raged for twelve months. Colonel Paine leads his troops in the bayous and swampland of Louisiana and finds that the military maneuvers are often poorly conceived and ill advised. He defies an order from his commanding officer which leads to his arrest and probable court martial. Solomon becomes his trusted friend and attendant, along with a slave woman, Nettie. She has endured unspeakable cruelty and