"Mountain Victory" is a short story by American author William Faulkner first published in the December 3, 1932 issue of The Saturday Evening Post.
It deals with historical themes common to much of Faulkner's later work, including social and racial divisions in the South following the American Civil War.
Their oldest son, Vatch, who served in the Union army, makes no secret of his hatred for rebels like Saucier Weddel, or for black people like Jubal.
When Jubal drinks too much corn liquor and passes out, Major Weddel finds himself alone, surrounded by his enemies, in a land that is part of the South and yet seems to him to be far removed from the grace and gentility of the great plantations.
By contrast, the daughter and the younger boy Hule are both enchanted by the idea of following Weddel back to Mississippi and sharing in his lavish lifestyle.