Written in 1884, this romantic and stirring adventure novel is part
autobiography, part melodramatic love story. Rémi Tremblay was a
French-Canadian author who turned his own experiences as a teenaged
enlistee in the Civil War into a story of two fascinating heroes, Léon
Duroc and Eugene Leduc, underage French-Canadians who enlist in the
Union Army. One Came Back captivates the reader with its romantic tales
and adventures of its main characters an its searing battlefield and
prison scenes. Tremblay's extraordinary and realistic portrayal is a
result of his having served in the 14th US Regular Infantry, fighting in
the battle of Spotsylvania Court House, the Wilderness, Cold Harbor, and
Petersburg; his description of the infamous Libby Prison in Richmond,
Virginia, is based on his imprisonment there.