<p>In his&nbsp;remarkable work of historical fiction,&nbsp;<em>Road to Antietam</em>, author Tom E. Hicklin<strong>&nbsp;</strong>brings readers the story of two brothers and the life-altering events they experience amidst the harrowing backdrop of the American Civil War.&nbsp;</p><p>Daniel and Christopher Galloway are merely teenagers when they join the Eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry at the beginning of the Civil War.&nbsp;What starts out as a light-hearted adventure, soon descends into a brutal struggle for survival as they go from training camp to skirmishing with an elusive, deadly enemy to full-blown battle, culminating in the single bloodiest day in American history.</p><p>Along the way, both brothers suffer from illness, exposure, hunger, and extreme fear, and they soon come to realize that the deadly war they&rsquo;ve chosen to fight has less to do with glory and banners, and more to do with hardship and depravity.&nbsp;In this blisteringly realistic tale centered around actual events, it becomes apparent that the overall, larger picture does not always reflect the singular human experience.&nbsp;</p><p>This is a story of suffering and hope, adversity and compassion. This a story of innocence lost and maturity gained. This is a story of two brothers whose love for one another carries them through the darkest time of their lives&mdash;until that fateful, bloody day on the banks of the Antietam when they must face their greatest test, and everything changes forever.</p>