The End of an Era:: The Story of a New Market Cadet

This book recalls the author’s youth in the days prior to the Civil War on his father's plantation with a childhood slave companion and friend. Then he delves into the war years, his father's part in the war, and his family. Wise was one of the Virginia Military Institute cadets who took part in the famed Battle of New Market. He also describes his impressions of major players in the war with great frankness. This book definitely brings those years alive and the reading is anything but dull.