The African American experience in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley from the antebellum period through Reconstruction This book examines the complexities of life fo
The scene of incessant battles, campaigns, and occupations, Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley had been touched by the Civil War’s cruel hand during four years of
Follow the Bowman family as they practice their Church of the Brethern beliefs of rejecting slavery, refusing to fight, and secretly aiding Negro slaves to esca
The Journal of the Shenandoah Valley During the Civil War Era is published annually by Shenandoah University's McCormick Civil War Institute. The Journal's goal
Winner of the Lincoln Prize A landmark Civil War history told from a fresh, deeply researched ground-level perspective. At the crux of America’s history stand