Gettysburg Rebels: Five Native Sons Who Came Home to Fight as Confederate Soldiers

by Tom McMillan

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781621575924
Publisher:	Skyhorse Publishing
Publication date:	06/12/2017
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	274,214
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Tom McMillan 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 has written three previous books, including Flight 93: The Story, The Aftermath, and the Legacy of American Courage on 9/11. McMillan had a forty-three-year career in sports communications, which included twenty-five years as VP/Communications for the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins. He has a journalism degree from Point Park University and resides with his family in Pittsburgh.

Table of Contents

Author's Note ix

Introduction xiii

1 Invaders 1

2 A Man Called C. W. 15

3 To Virginia 27

4 Drumbeats of War 35

5 Confederate Recruits 53

6 "Like a Stone Wall" 69

7 1862: Year of Turmoil 83

8 Prelude to Gettysburg 101

9 Brother vs. Brother 117

10 Wes Culp Comes Home 133

11 War at the Wentz House 155

12 Confederate High Tide 177

13 Prisoners of War 195

14 Reconstruction 209

Epilogue 221

Acknowledgments 235

Bibliography 241

Notes 257

Index 323