Uphill, A Civil War Epic takes the reader on the journey of Alexander Clifford Brown of the proud and highly decorated Second Ohio Infantry Regiment as he volunteers to join the Union cause, marches through the South, rises to sergeant, leads his men in two of the War's most hard fought battles, endures traumatic captivity and survives the worst maritime disaster in the history of the United States. The harrowing events of the War test Brown, his men and his family who cling to their hopes, their faith and belief in the Union cause. Brown, raised in rural Clermont County, Ohio, was raised in a sheltered, comfortable and Christian home that prepared him for the trials of his soul in circumstances he never could have anticipated.