Job Trites was thirty-nine years old when he was mustered into Iowa\'s 26th V.I. He was nearly twice the age of most of the men who enlisted with him. Chronicles of War follows Job\'s and his family\'s experience of the Civil War.

Job Trites was an ancestor of mine. Through historical documents, Civil War records, soldier\'s diaries and letters, I\'ve endeavored to take readers back to the times and experiences of the Army of the Mississippi during the fall and winter of 1862-1863, and particularly, the Battle for Arkansas Post.