Five Rode Off to War: One Returned Home

This true story is an historically and genealogically accurate account of the Civil War experiences of two Covington brothers and their first cousins, three Eskridge brothers, who were from rural Northumberland County, in the Northern Neck of Virginia. Edwin Eskridge, Thomas W. Eskridge, and William H. Covington served with the Fortieth Virginia Infantry. Allucius J. Eskridge and John H. Covington served with the Fifteenth Virginia Cavalry. The narrative follows these humble enlisted men from Northern Virginia at the beginning of the war to the Seven Days' Battles, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Point Lookout POW Camp, and the Wilderness. Allucius Eskridge was the only survivor among the five men, probably only because he was severely wounded and was sent home. The story illustrates the experiences soldiers on both sides had during the war. More significantly, it illustrates the devastation among families on both sides due to the losses of, in many instances, a whole generation of men.

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