Love and Valor: Intimate Civil War Letters Between Captain Jacob and Emeline Ritner

Throughout the Civil War, Captain Jacob Ritner and his wife, Emeline, exchange an extraordinary series of letters vividly depicting both life on the battlefield and at the home front. Jacob recounts in compelling detail, most of the major military events of the Western Theater: Vicksburg, Lookout Mountain, the Battle of Atlanta, Sherman's March to the Sea, and the occupation of Savannah. Emeline movingly records the lives of those left behind. An unforgettable sage. Signed by author on title page. 453 pages plus index, appendix and bibliography. Terrific copy.