Recent widower Jeff Morgan never expected the treasure he would find after receiving a call from an attorney inform ing him that a fellow soldier from his Vietnam days has died. His old combat buddy willed Morgan a project - a manuscript containing details about a Civil War event. It was the soldier's dying wish that Morgan complete the manuscript. However, there are others who are interested in preventing the manuscript's completion, those who believe that this manuscript might expose an incident from the Vietnam War that must not see the light of day. Placing his very life on the line, Morgan pores over the notes left behind by the deceased soldier in an attempt to track down more information about the events described in the manuscript. He discovers along the way that his own latest infatuation might hold the keys. Can Morgan solve the mystery of The Kittridge Manuscript? What he finally discovers could be of far greater value than any Civil War gold.