Wild Man of the Woods — Tim Champlin

First cousins, Brad and Glen Casemont, are back from their third time travel adventure, bruised and battered, having jumped off a speeding train being hijacked by Union spies in 1862. But, once again, they couldn't bring back the $3 gold piece belonging to Brad's dad.

Tired and sore, they're desperate to try again by plunging into the unknown past. This time maybe they'll get lucky and find the treasured gold coin and bring it back.

In their limestone cave, they touch the glowing foxfire and pass out. They wake up in the nearby woods, but it's September, 1863, and a Civil War battle is raging close by. When a wild-eyed, bearded hermit, Anthracite Pargee, who hates war finds them, he recruits the boys to help him sabotage both Yankee and Rebel forces to stop them from killing each other. The three of them pull out all the stops.

In the moonlight, they find a dead Union officer. Searching him to find out who he is, the boys find their $3 gold coin in his pocket. But will Pargee let them rob the body? Will Pargee be able to recover his stolen mule without being shot by a picket? Can he protect the boys from getting killed?