Gettysburg Rebels : five native sons who came home to fight as Confederate soldiers / Tom McMillan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McMillan, Tom, 1956- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wentz, Henry, 1827-1875.

Wentz, Henry.

Culp, John Wesley, 1839-1863.

Culp, John Wesley.

Hoffman, Frank.

Hoffman, Robert N.

Hoffman, Wesley.

Confederate States of America. Army. Stonewall Brigade.

Confederate States of America.

United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 87th (1861-1865). Company F.

United States.

Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Biography.

Soldiers.

Pennsylvania--Gettysburg.

Soldiers--Pennsylvania--Gettysburg--Biography.

Gettysburg Campaign, 1863.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

History.

Local Subjects:

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xx, 332 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Regnery History, [2017]

Summary:

The 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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-322) and index.

ISBN:

9781621575924

1621575926

OCLC:

990683000