Mathias Mount: A Civil War Soldier; The Forgotten Mountbatten narrates the life of Mathias Mount—a husband, father, and soldier living in the war-torn South in the 1800s. This unique and revelatory work is the product of extensive genealogical, archival, and historical research that combines primary source documentation with expert story-telling. The book covers the years 1836 through 1900, and is replete with archival records including U.S. Census schedules, certificates of land grants, letters, and photographs that document the lives of the Mounts and their descendants. Author Sarah Jane Gross constructs a narrative to breathe life into these records and documents, and takes the reader on an immersive journey of Mathias Mount's life that resounds with the themes of family, choice, scandal, and legacy. The reader will gain a deeper understanding of not only Mathias Mount, but of the historical events which shaped his life and the lives of so many other families living in the South during the 1800s.