A Mother's Heart Divided

Step back in time at the McCoy Theater in Moorefield to experience "A Mother's Heart Divided" written and performed by JoAnn F. Peterson with guitar accompaniment by Tom Peterson.  It is the story of Maisie Twigg and her family as the realities of the Civil War make their way to the remote Twigg farm in the mountains of western Virginia.  This moving tale will tug at your heartstrings as one mother's heart is divided in two by the Civil War as the state of West Virginia is born.

Synopsis:  Being anti-slavery, her husband Johnny joins the Union army, leaving their only son, Willie, to help on the farm.  When Confederate soldiers are foraging for food, Willie, leaves with them, telling his mother that he is fighting for the real Virginia.  As he marches away, she wonders, "How can I call them traitors now, when my own son is one of…