Between Reb and Yank

The northern part of Loudoun County was a Unionist enclave in Confederate Virginia that remained a contested battleground for armies and factions of all stripes throughout the Civil War. Lying between the Blue Ridge Mountains, Harpers Ferry, and Washington, D.C., the Loudoun Valley provided a natural corridor for commanders on both sides, while its mountainous fringes were home to partisans, guerillas, deserters and smugglers. This detailed history examines the conflicting loyalties in the farming communities, the peaceful Quakers caught in the middle, and the political underpinnings of Unionist Virginia.

Taylor M. Chamberlin returned to the Loudoun Valley after spending a career overseas with the CIA. He is retired and lives in Waterford, Virginia.
John M. Souders is retired from the CIA and is active with the Waterford (Virginia ) Foundation.

Taylor M. Chamberlin and John M. Souders
Format: softcover (8.5 x 11)
Pages: 410
Bibliographic Info: 112 photos, 5 maps, notes, bibliography, index
Copyright Date: 2011
pISBN: 978-0-7864-5924-7
eISBN: 978-0-7864-8934-3
Imprint: McFarland

Preface      1

1. In John Brown’s Shadow      3
October–December 1859
2. Loudoun: A County on the Edge      9
3. The Debatable Land      16
(1856–1859)
4. The Advent of Father Abraham      22
January 1860–March 1861
5. Secession      31
April–May 1861
6. First Blood      41
June–July 1861
7. The Occupation of Waterford      53
August–September 1861
8. The Battle of Ball’s Bluff      66
October 1861
9. General Hill Digs In      73
November–December 1861
10. Elijah White’s “Loudoun Rebels”      81
January–February 1862
11. The Yanks Arrive      92
March 1862
12. “Then We Were Left Alone”      101
April–May 1862
13. Captain Means and the Loudoun Rangers      108
June–July 1862
14. The Rangers Baptized      116
August 1862
15. The Antietam Campaign      126
September 1862
16. Return of the Bluecoats      135
October 1862
17. “Between Union and Chaos”      148
November–December 1862
18. Guerrillas, Bushwhackers, and Rogues      159
January–February 1863
19. Retaliation      168
March–April 1863
20. The Rebels Return      177
May–June 1863
21. After Gettysburg      186
July 1863
22. Fight on Walker’s Hill and Other “Disasters” 193
August 1863
23. Hostage      199
September 1863
24. Elijah White’s Departure      207
October 1863
25. Harvesting the Spoils      214
November–December 1863
26. Blockaded      224
January–February 1864
27. Captain Means Loses His Command      233
March–April 1864
28. The Waterford News      247
May 1864
29. “The Demon, War”      256
June 1864
30. Jubal Early’s Raid      266
July 1864
31. Sheridan Takes Command      278
August 1864
32. “A State of Quietude Unknown”      286
September–October 1864
33. The “Burning Raid”      296
November–December 1864
34. Federal Camp at Lovettsville      310
January–February 1865
35. Final Campaigns      323
March–April 1865
36. An Elusive Victory      338
May–October 1865

Epilogue      351
Chapter Notes      359
Bibliography      385
Index      389

“a remarkable book…this book sets a standard for other Piedmont Civil War histories to strive toward”—The Washington Post; “a fascinating glimpse into a civil war within the Civil War”—Civil War Times.