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Four “uplifting” Christmas stories set during the Civil War: “Steeped in history and goodwill . . . should enter the ranks of timeless holiday classics.” —Booklist

A Union officer struggles homeward through a Christmas Eve snowstorm, haunted by loss and doubtful of the future. Paroled from a brutal prison camp, a young southern soldier yearns to find the one person he loves most in the world—and wo...