The 39th Indian is a story set in the Civil War era. The main character is an orphan colored boy, Colton Sage. He is the son of a runaway slave and an Indian woman. He is born free into a world of unending prejudice. He grows up to become one of the most notroious and feared Indain outlaws in the land: the infamous Black Bat from Hell. He is captured and sentenced to hang with 38 others in the largest mass-execution in US history. He was the one that got away.
This is a no holds barred account of the events leading up to the Indian War of 1862. Colton is captured and sentenced to hang with 38 others in the largest mass execution in US history. He was the one that got away.