My Cave Life at Vicksburg, with Letters of Trials and Travels is a fascinating narrative by Mary Ann Webster Loughborough, who shares her unique experiences during the United States Civil War. Alone among the ruins, the writer discovers her cave as a place of passion, despair and faith. Her letters, reflecting trials and adventures, reveal a delicate web of personal relationships, patriotic feelings, and hope for an unknown future. This book is full of inner strength, wisdom, and devotion that endures even in the most difficult of times."