Shenandoah : A Military Comedy Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911

"Shenandoah: A Military Comedy" by Bronson Howard is a drama set during the American Civil War, where love and loyalty are tested amidst the national divide. The story follows Colonel John Haverill, Lieutenant Kerchival West, and Robert Ellingham, a Southern loyalist, as they struggle with their allegiances and personal feelings while the country is at war. Initially set in Charleston in 1861, the relationships among these characters are strained by the rising tensions of the war, as Ellingham remains devoted to the Southern cause while Haverill and West are bound to the North. The play captures the emotional and ideological battles the characters contend with during this critical time in American history.