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Soldiers at the Doorstep

24 tales handed down by word-of-mouth detail life behind enemy lines during the Civil WarExpanded 2nd edition includes four more vignettes and photos and updates to previous entriesQuick-thinking residents used the fear of smallpox to spare a tavern from Union torches

Larry S. Chowning

Larry S. Chowning has spent all but four of his sixty-six years in a small town in Virginia. Chowning's career as a newspaper reporter for Urbanna's Southside Sentinel complements his interest in documenting the lore of the Chesapeake Bay region. 

Schiffer Publishing Ltd.