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Drawing on rarely-seen documents and family histories

“Who has ever written a line to tell of the sacrifices

we can in turn appreciate the force that made northern victory possible: the citizen-soldier

his agonized decision to side with Virginia when it seceded from the Union

Snakebit: Prelude to War (John D. Poniske F) tom Ryan the United States Treasury hadby John D. Poniske The Western Maryland, Garret family, struggles to maintain their farm as their neighbors argue about the slavery issue. They live in a border state where folks take both sides and emotions run hot. Their stoic matriarch, known only as "Mother" holds the family together in the absence of her dead husband. The deceased patriarch, Valentine, was a giant of a man both in stature and character. He acts as the family conscience and mentor