Webs of War

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Excerpt from Webs of War: In White and BlackThe author does not claim invariable "fidelity to truth" in the following pages. On the contrary, would prefer that the book be received as fiction, with only such an admixture of fact as the memories and observations of any life will supply.Happening to teach within a mile or two of the battlefield of Sayler's Creek, or Sailor's Creek, as it is generally known, while the events of those stirring times were still freshly and vividly remembered it was easy to imbibe the spirit and atmosphere of the place and period. Many incidents came to hand ready made, others - well, the novelist has the privilege, I believe, of supplying from the realms of fancy whatever seems desirable to make a good story.The battle, one of the fiercest as well as one of the last of the Civil War, the passing of the two armies in rapid succession through that section of Virginia, and the demoralizing state of lawlessness, poverty and depression consequent on the close of the war are still ineradicable memories to many, and in using them for the background of my story, those who have lived in the county through it all think my portrayal of the condition of things not very greatly exaggerated.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.