Telling the story of the capture, trial, and execution of a Hessian drummer boy by Americans during the Revolution. This novel provides an opportunity to explore the difficult moral positions of war, along with the complications of the Quaker family who hid and sheltered the boy.

Foreword; Chapter 1 The Priest; Chapter 2 The Hessians; Chapter 3 The Ambush; Chapter 4 The Chase; Chapter 5 The Refuge; Chapter 6 Hans Pohl; Chapter 7 Squire Hunt; Chapter 8 The Dog; Chapter 9 General Packenham; Chapter 10 The Trial; Chapter 11 The Verdict; Chapter 12 The Gallows; Chapter 13 The Meetinghouse;