The Corporal's Codebook: Homeward Trails

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Set during the Civil War, Jack Miller becomes a telegrapher and cryptographer but is captured alongside his vital cipher key. His captor, Hamilton Buckley, harbors delusions of grandeur, believing he should lead the Confederacy, while Jack seeks a way to escape. He finds an unexpected ally in Buckley’s kindhearted niece, Marilla, who has her own ambitions. Meanwhile, a private investigator faces the challenges of wartime communication as he attempts to reunite Jack with his long-lost grandmother.