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This text presents a group of related fictional characters whose stories illuminate various facets of the bloodiest engagement of the American Civil War. Ranging from the first day of the battle until after the turn of the 20th century, the stories expose bravery, loyalty, memory and loss.

Ellen Glasgow's fourth novel, ""The Battle-ground"", was her first best-seller and presented a meditation on the South from the decade before the Confederacy to the middle of the 20th century. The book departed from the tradition of Southern romances, and has been praised for its historical accuracy.

Allan Montague, born on a Mississippi plantation 20 years prior to the Civil War, has grown up with slavery and considers it natural. When his father moves to Boston, Allan hears a speech which will cement his transformation into an abolitionist and lead him back to the Deep South.