Mary Hall, adjunct professor of political science and military history, has published a book, “From a Yankee to a Rebel Diary: The Collective Civil War Diaries of Private George Washington Hall (14^th Georgia Infantry) and Private Jacob L. Elsesser (9^th Pennsylvania Reserves). Published by Lot’s Wife Publishing of Staunton, Virginia (Oct. 2025), the book captures the voices of two privates in opposing armies who chronicled their wartime experiences in the same diary.