Review by Jill Williamson
I couldn’t wait to read the sequel to William Henry is a Fine Name, and Cathy Gohlke didn’t disappoint. I Have Seen Him in the Watchfires hooked me from page one.
Not yet eighteen (which is old enough to enlist) Robert Glover bides his time at home in Maryland. Pa has gone off to the Civil War and his mother has been living the past five years at her childhood home in North Carolina. A letter from Robert’s cousin, Emily, begs he visit her father, a Confederate colonel who’d been captured during the battle of Gettysburg. Unbeknownst to Robert, her father uses him to pass secret information to his men, helping them escape the prison.
Now thought to be a Confederate spy, Robert is on the run. He heads for North Carolina, hoping to get to his mother and cousin and be of use. But war has ravaged the land, and Robert is in danger at every turn. He berates himself for not joining the Union and fighting against slavery like his Pa and other young men his age, but he learns that his plans are not always God’s plans. As Robert cheats death again and again, he discovers slavery comes in many forms and only by becoming a slave to Christ will he ever be truly free.
Very highly recommended.
Age Range: 10 and up
Genre: Historical
Part of a Series: A standalone sequel to William Henry is a Fine Name
Pages: 331
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Released: 2008
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