Snakebit: Prelude to War (John D. Poniske F) Teddy Roosevelt The fourth volume in Coddington’s

The fourth volume in Coddington’s series on Civil War soldiers

a companion Western Theater study entitled Holding the Line on the River of Death: Union Mounted Forces at Chickamauga

Wert acted as a guide for Union General George Meade

the no-nonsense British general

Snakebit: Prelude to War (John D. Poniske F) Teddy Roosevelt The fourth volume in Coddington’sby John D. Poniske The Western Maryland, Garret family, struggles to maintain their farm as their neighbors argue about the slavery issue. They live in a border state where folks take both sides and emotions run hot. Their stoic matriarch, known only as "Mother" holds the family together in the absence of her dead husband. The deceased patriarch, Valentine, was a giant of a man both in stature and character. He acts as the family conscience and mentor