"A quiet, unassuming, and wealthy plantation owner, Jack Hinson was focused on his family life and seasonal plantings when the Civil War started to permeate the isolated valleys of the Kentucky-Tennessee border area where he lived. He was uniquely neutral--friend to both Confederate and Union generals--and his family exemplified the genteel, educated, gracious, and hardworking qualities highly valued in their society. By the winter of 1862, the Hinsons' happy way of life would change forever" --Cover, p. 2.

The Hinsons of Bubbling Springs -- War comes to Bubbling Springs -- Occupation and the rise of guerrilla warfare -- Death comes to Bubbling Springs -- A time to kill -- Twilight at Bubbling Springs -- The end of Bubbling Springs -- All-out war -- Making military history -- The last campaign -- The twilight years -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: Scenes in the story, then and now -- Appendix B: The fourth generation -- Appendix C: Jack Hinson's rifle, chain of possession -- Appendix D: John W. "Jack" Hinson genealogy (partial) -- Appendix E: Documents.