Love amid the Turmoil: The Civil War Letters of William and Mary Vermilion
“The letters of William and Mary Vermilion provide a unique glimpse into  the changes the war inflicted on men, women, and family relationships .  . . [they] offer a rich discussion of the politics of the home front in  two states as well as the progress of military action, expecially in  the Western theatre. . . . This is a welcome complement to the  literature on the Civil War’s impact on gender and marriage.”—Choice