Mary Jane's War

Mary Jane's War by storyteller Joe B. Roles is a civil war novel based on a true story. It is the life and journey of Mary Jane Arnott Smith who took a pair of mules and a wagon in the winter of 1865, crossed over a mountain and through enemy lines to pick up her husband's remains to take back to Monroe County for burial. Corporal Ralph Smith, CSA, was wounded in the Battle of New Market, Virginia and died from his wounds. It is a fascinating but poignant and realistic account of the hardships of travel during a time of deprivation from the ravages of war, along with the dangers that accompanied the state of poverty produced by the war. This book is very detailed and describes events leading up to the war on a local level. It is also a story of the lifestyle of the southern planters who came to the mountain resort of Salt Sulphur Spring.Roles, Joe B. is the author of 'Mary Jane's War' with ISBN 9780615123271 and ISBN 0615123279.