Marching Through Culpeper - A Novel of Culpeper, Virginia, Crossroads of the Civil War by Virginia Beard Morton

Through the pages of this meticulously researched epic march the heroes of both great armies. We share their triumphs, feel their pain, and sense their vulnerability. This gripping page-turner, set in the most marched across county of the Civil War, is sure to please lovers of history, romance, and adventure. Spirited eighteen-year-old Constance Armstrong, younger of two daughters, has been raised by her elderly judge father as a free thinking intellectual. She shares his love of politics and harbors literary aspirations. Constance’s surrogate brother, Frank Stringfellow, is rejected by the cavalry due to his sparse size. Undeterred, he captures the pickets of one cavalry unit, and gains acceptance due to his daring. He becomes a scout and spy and undertakes countless hair-raising adventures, frequently entangling Constance. Three dashing officers, two Confederate and one Union, vie for her affection as she struggles to survive the swirling chaos of war. Contending armies destroy her world but not her iron will as she doggedly provides for her sister's family. We watch this unpredictable heroine nurture, heal, kill, spy, hate bitterly, and ultimately love passionately