Love and War

by John Jakes Book 2 in the The North and South Trilogy series.

First published 1984

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Secession places the Mains and Hazards on opposing sides, transforming old friendships and marriages into potential evidence of betrayal. Family members serve in Confederate and Union armies, work inside Richmond and Washington, and confront the vulnerability of civilians, enslaved people and women whose lives are controlled by military decisions.

The narrative spans the war from First Bull Run through Antietam, Fredericksburg and the later campaigns towards surrender. Jakes combines battlefield action with political intrigue, prison, espionage and the changing possibilities created by emancipation. The families survive only by accepting that loyalty to a nation, a cause or a loved one can demand incompatible choices.

Historical Periods

First Battle of Bull Run21 July 1861 Battle of Antietam17 September 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg11–15 December 1862

Genres

Historical Sagas Romance War Fiction

Historical people

Abraham Lincoln1809–1865 Ulysses S. Grant1822–1885 Robert E. Lee1807–1870 Jefferson Davis1808–1889 Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson1824–1863 William Tecumseh Sherman George B. McClellan