Virginia B. Morton has lived in Culpeper for over thirty years. She became fascinated with Culpeper’s Civil War history and decided to tell Culpeper’s story to the world. This is her first novel. She welcomes comments about the book and is available to narrate tours of Culpeper’s Civil War Sites.

Through the pages of this epic novel march the heroes of both great armies.We share their triumphs, feel their pain, and sense their vulnerability. Meticulously researched, this book is sure to please lovers of history, romance, and adventure.

“Marching Through Culpeper is a compelling novel that draws you from beginning to end into the web of human emotions experienced by those who faced war’s tragedy…Virginia Morton has hit a homerun with this fascinating book.” - JEB Stuart, IV

Marching Through Culpeper by Virginia B. Morton is an unexpected treasure.This talented first-time author not only captures the military, economic, political, and social history of the times, but more importantly, she takes the reader deep into the hearts and souls of the people who experienced the conflict…So, Margaret Mitchell, John Jakes, and Michael Shaara, move over and make room for Virginia Morton. Her gift for weaving fact and fiction has given us a haunting masterpiece that depicts the true South better than Gone with the Wind and provides rich material for a dynamite movie. - Civil War Interactive