Ashes of Fredericksburg by MD White

 

One family. Two sons. A nation divided.

 

December 1862. The Civil War rages across America, and the small town of Fredericksburg, Virginia, stands in its path. For Eliza McCord of nearby Spotsylvania, the war comes home in the most devastating way imaginable.

 

One son answers the call of the Union. Another takes up arms for the Confederacy. Both march toward the same battlefield. As the Union army storms the streets of Fredericksburg and tens of thousands of men hurl themselves against the stone wall at Marye’s Heights, the McCord brothers find themselves on opposite sides of history—each fighting for duty, each longing for home, each unaware of the tragic fate that awaits them.

 

Told with unflinching detail and deep humanity, The Ashes of Fredericksburg is the story of one family’s unimaginable loss against the backdrop of one of the most terrible battles of the Civil War. In war, there are no true winners. Only survivors.

 

This is a novel about courage, division, grief, and the enduring strength of mothers and families who bore the greatest cost. Though fictional, its truths are real. The poor, North and South alike, suffered and carried scars that would echo for generations.

 

Based on real history. Inspired by countless true families. A story to remember—so that we never repeat it.