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.
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Language
English
Release Day
Jun 11, 2017
Release Date
June 12, 2017
Release Date Machine
1497225600
Imprint
Blackstone Publishing
Provider
Blackstone Publishing
Categories
Biographies & Memoirs, Military & War, History, Military, Americas, Nonfiction - Adult, Nonfiction - All
Tom McMillan, a longtime student of history, is the author of four books, including Flight 93: The Story, The Aftermath, and the Legacy of American Courage on 9/11. He has served on the board of trustees of Pittsburgh’s Heinz History Center, the board of directors of the Friends of Flight 93 National Memorial, and the marketing committee of the Gettysburg Foundation. He retired after a forty-three-year career in sports communications, which included twenty-five years as vice president of communications for the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins. He has a journalism degree from Point Park University.
Richard Powers has published thirteen novels. He is a MacArthur Fellow and received the National Book Award. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Overstory, and Bewilderment was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
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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.
