Between Reb and Yank: A Civil War History of Northern Loudoun County, Virginia

by Taylor M. Chamberlin, John M. Souders

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.

410 pages, Paperback

First published February 15, 2011

Reviews

[James Castle · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book focused on the local area during the Civil War. Can only imagine the years of research that went into this book. A must read!

[Douglas Graney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reading local history can be a dry enterprise. Not so with Between Reb and Yank. While this is a huge book it sustained my interest throughout. Some of that because I live in Leesburg, Va (Loudoun County) and teach the Civil War in my U.S. History class at a nearby high school. But besides being in the middle of all this...it was good anyway. A petty complaint, I wish there was more information about the meeting between Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, JEB Stuart and James Longstreet at the Glenfiddich House in Leesburg prior to the battle of Antietam.