Crestfallen is an historical novel about one family's struggles in Vicksburg, Mississippi, during the Civil War'struggles between North and South, father and son, brother and brother. The story is partially told in touching letters from the battlefield describing the terrible conditions and unendurable homesickness, and journal entries of a young Southern girl in love with a wounded Yankee soldier.Both the love and tragedy will remain in the mind of the reader long after the book is finished. Crestfallen represents a part of our history that will remain the most unforgettable of the South.