Finders Seekers

In May 1952 the only thing the twins wanted was to finish the fourth grade and start their summer vacation. Charles and James Walker better known as Charley and Jimbo were like most nine-year-olds. They were anxious to forget school books and lessons and plunge head long into a summer of fun.And thats just how their summer started until their dog Buddy began digging in the creek bank. Jimbo the curious one went to see what his dog found so interesting. Thats when he uncovered something amazing. From then on the summer of fun became a summer of surprise mystery and at times frustration.At first they tried to keep secret what Jimbo had unearthed. However when their Grandpa Robert Boyer found his grain bucket in the tree house the very bucket where the boys had hidden their booty the secret was lost.When Mary saw the things her sons had hidden she was upset. Dwayne the boys stepfather got excited. Robert and Sarah Marys parents and grandparents to the boys were confused. The brothers two-year-old sister Katy could care less but their great-grandfather Jonah Boyer or Papa Jo as he was known got very quiet and very worried.Once the family knew what had been found it wasnt long before others were made aware of the brothers discovery. By the end of the summer anybody that could read a newspaper knew the story of a union soldier killed in a landslide and about the boys who found him. But none of readers knew nor did any of those close to the situation know how to resolve the mystery of his origins.For Charley and Jimbo it was an exciting adventure and without realizing it their knowledge of history expanded dramatically. They learned more than a few facts about the Missouri/Kansas Border War Slavery the Civil War World War II the history of their farm archeology and most importantly they discovered their heritage and how it was related to all they had learned. But there was still one more mystery to be solved.