William C. Davis was professor of history at Virgina Tech and is the author or editor of more than 50 books on Civil War and Southern history. Sue Heth Bell is the Whartons' great-great granddaughter. While rummaging in the parents' garage, she discovered the cache of letters that became the foundation for this book. Peter S. Carmichael is the Robert C. Fluhrer Professor of Civil War Studies, director of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College.

William C. Davis was professor of history at Virgina Tech and is the author or editor of more than 50 books on Civil War and Southern history. Sue Heth Bell is the Whartons' great-great granddaughter. While rummaging in the parents' garage, she discovered the cache of letters that became the foundation for this book. Peter S. Carmichael is the Robert C. Fluhrer Professor of Civil War Studies, director of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College.

William C. Davis was professor of history at Virgina Tech and is the author or editor of more than 50 books on Civil War and Southern history. Sue Heth Bell is the Whartons' great-great granddaughter. While rummaging in the parents' garage, she discovered the cache of letters that became the foundation for this book. Peter S. Carmichael is the Robert C. Fluhrer Professor of Civil War Studies, director of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College.