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Gettysburg Rebels is the gripping true story of five young men who grew up in Gettysburg, moved south to Virginia in the 1850s, joined the Confederate army - and returned "home" as foreign invaders for the great battle in July 1863. Drawing on rarely-seen documents and family histories, as well as military service records and contemporary accounts, Tom McMillan delves into the backgrounds of Wesley Culp, Henry Wentz and the three Hoffman brothers in a riveting tale of Civil War drama and intrigue.
Rebels from West Point is the powerful and poignant story of the men who led the army of the Confederacy, the problems they faced as they shaped an army; the battles they fought; and the terrible price they paid for their loyalty to their home states. 38 black-and-white photographs.
Isaac Roland is a young boy during the Civil War who is determined to see real Rebel soldiers. But he becomes more involved than he would've hoped for once the battle begins. This historical fiction book was written to help younger students gain an appreciation for the importance of this historic battle fought in Gettysburg, Pa. A suspenseful read!
Liberty Hollinger was a sixteen-year-old girl living in Gettysburg when the greatest battle ever fought on the North American continent erupted around her. With courage and strength, she dealt with the trials of occupation by the invading Confederate army. In her own front yard, she was witness to the fears of the South's greatest general, Robert E. Lee. For three days, she lived with the horror of battle. After the armies departed, she gave herself to the task of caring for the wounded they left behind. When time came for President Lincoln to consecrate Gettysburg's hallowed ground, she witnessed first-hand the President's deep sorrow. In her later years, at the Fiftieth Reunion of the Battle of Gettysburg, she witnessed the gathering of veterans Blue and Gray, when brotherly fellowship finally erased the bitterness of Civil War. Still, the traumatic events of the battle and its aftermath had left indelible memories. Near the end of her life, Liberty Hollinger preserved her memories for her family in a brief memoir. Its first-hand accounts are the basis for much of this book. While other authors have recently discovered the copy of her memoir in the Adams County Historical Society and included an incident or two in their books, this book contains all the material of her memoir, put in context of the events surrounding her accounts.
In a war of brother versus brother, theirs has become the most famous broken friendship: Union general Winfield Scott Hancock and Confederate general Lewis Armistead. Michael Shaara’s The Killer Angels (1974) and the movie Gettysburg (1993), based on the novel, presented a close friendship sundered by war, but history reveals something different from the legend that holds up Hancock and Armistead as sentimental symbols of a nation torn apart. In this deeply researched book, Tom McMillan sets the record straight. Even if their relationship wasn’t as close as the legend has it, Hancock and Armistead knew each other well before the Civil War. Armistead was seven years older, but in a small prewar army where everyone seemed to know everyone else, Hancock and Armistead crossed paths at a fort in Indian Territory before the Mexican War and then served together in California, becoming friends—and they emotionally parted ways when the Civil War broke out. Their lives wouldn’t intersect again until Gettysburg, when they faced each other during Pickett’s Charge. Armistead died of his wounds at Gettysburg on July 5, 1863; Hancock went on to be the Democratic nominee for president in 1880, losing to James Garfield. Part dual biography and part Civil War history, Armistead and Hancock: Behind the Gettysburg Legend clarifies the historic record with new information and fresh perspective, reversing decades of misconceptions about an amazing story of two friends that has defined the Civil War.
In 1863, 12-year-old Will, who longs to be a drummer in the Union army, is stuck in his sleepy hometown of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. But when the Union and Confederate armies meet, he and his family are caught up in the fight.
A historian's investigation of the life and times of Gen. George Gordon Meade to discover why the hero of Gettysburg has failed to achieve the status accorded to other generals of the conflict.