The War Within: A Novel of the Civil War

Holly Springs, Mississippi, 1862 Hannah Green can’t believe what happens to her family after the war breaks out. First, her sister Joanna falls in love with a Union soldier — an enemy. Next, the same soldier tells Hannah and her family about General Grant’s General Order #11, which commands all Jews to evacuate the territory for violating trade regulations. The Greens escape from Holly Springs just before their home is destroyed. They lose everything — even their slaves, when Lincoln declares them free. Now, because she is Jewish, Hannah cannot go home to Mississippi — a Confederate state that’s dear to her heart. Confusion sets in. Who is on her side, and whose side does she want to be on?