AU After serving in the Civil War, Major Jasper Whitlock returns home to find his home destroyed & his family killed. With no life to return to & no cause to fight for, Jasper decides to ride for himself; robbing banks & trains with a gang of his former comrades, earning a reputation as "The Boy Major". As Jasper fears that this may be all for him in life, employment in a land war leads to a woman who shows him peace in a lifetime of war. Eventual Jasper/Alice shipping. Vampire turn TBD.