Defend the Valley : A Shenandoah Family in the Civil War

Margaretta Colt has gathered the private papers and letters of the Bartons and Joneses, two families that lived in the embattled Shenandoah Valley during the Civil War. Drawing on the writings of twenty family members, Colt weaves a narrative that brings to life the tragic events that occurred both on the battelfield and on the homefront.