The Civil War in Bath County, Virginia tells of the events taking place in Bath County, Virginia during the Civil War, 1861 - 1865.

Included in the book is a short biographical sketch of the tragic Terrill Family of Bath. This family provided four sons to the war effort - three fought for the South and one fought for the North. The father, Colonel William Henry Terrill, a lawyer, served the Confederate States as provost marshal of Bath County. One son, William Rufus Terrill, graduated from West Point and made a career in the United States Army. When the war began, he chose to remain "loyal" to the United States. He attained the rank of Brigadier General by the fall of 1862, and in the battle of Perryville, Ky., in October 1862, he was killed.

His brother, James Barbour Terrill, graduated from the Virginia Military Institute and worked his way up to the rank of Brigadier General. He was killed in May 1864, on the same day as his appointment was approved by President Jefferson Davis. His younger brother, Philip Mallory Terrill, served in the 25^th Virginia Infantry, the 62^nd Virginia (Mounted) Infantry, and in the 12^th Virginia Cavalry. He was killed near Winchester in November 1864.

The only one of the four to survive the war was Doctor George P. Terrill, of Salem, Virginia. He served as the colonel of the home guard.

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