George Kilgo was a simple farmer living with his wife and children in Winston County, Alabama when the Civil War started. Owning no slaves, all he and his neighbors wanted was to remain neutral and be left alone. Unfortunately the Confederacy and the notorious Home Guard had other plans for these Tories. After a series of tragic events George and his friend Bill Looney were faced with either death or being forced into the Confederate army. Instead they fled north and went to work for the Union General John Alexander Black Jack Logan as recruiters and scouts. A part of what happened in the Free State of Winston was made famous in the play The Incident at Looney’s Tavern (which ran for thirteen years and was named one of the top 20 events in the Southeast.) This book fills in the gaps with the adventures of George Kilgo, the Black Hawk and Bill Looney, the Black Fox. Their story is a legend passed down from generation to generation in the Free State of Winston. The author is proud to share family stories of his great grandfather, George the Black Hawk Kilgo an imperfect man who carried out a personal mission of love for his wife and children.