Jock MacNeil, the eldest son of a Highland Catholic family, leaves school at thirteen to follow his father&#39;s footsteps and become a blacksmith. But after a family tragedy changes his plans, Jock joins&nbsp;CSS Alabama and heads to the New&nbsp;World.<br /><br />He befriends the retired Royal Navy Surgeon, James Gunn, and David Llewellyn Assistant&nbsp;Surgeon of Alabama. Living among the seamen, Jock learns how to take responsibility - and how to defend himself.&nbsp;<br /><br />But can Jock survive the perilous journey, and what awaits him in the Civil War on the other side of the Atlantic?