The world of Cyrena and Amherst Stone -- Loyalty under fire: unionists and the secession crisis -- "The knell of all our bright hopes" -- The limits of loyalty -- "A perfect reign of terror" -- Amherst Stone's mission -- Exit and espionage -- "The red waves of war" -- "Like the frozen snake": unionists during battle and occupation -- The loyalty of reconstruction, the reconstruction of loyalty, 1865 -- Claims of loyalty -- Postscript.