Beechenbrook

'Beechenbrook' is a narrative poem penned by Margaret Junkin Preston. Set during the civil war, it tells the story of a soldier's wife, Alice Dunbar, and her family as they endure the trials of war from their Shenandoah Valley home. The reader is transported to the front lines, experiencing the battles from afar, the longing for an absent husband and father, the selfless care of wounded soldiers, and the devastation of their home.