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

An interesting topic that is a slog to get through at times. Tom McMillan tells the story of five native sons of Gettysburg that would ultimately fight for the Confederacy. It is an interesting story and definitely worth telling. However, McMillan's book is slow at parts. I think he was trying to ma......more

Well researched book and riveting. McMillan had provided great detail on five men from Gettysburg who moved south and later returned as Confederate soldiers. I've visited the battlefield numerous times and my next visit will take on a decidedly different look because of what I learned reading this b......more

As a historian, I know that there were certainly a number of people from the north who sided with the Confederacy against a man who they viewed as a tyrannical dictator. One of my favorites is "William Clark Quantrill" who was born in "Dover, Ohio". He was a brave man & a tough guy (i.e. a real-life......more

Excellent read, humanizing and bringing to life the stories of five young Gettysburg rebels. I appreciated McMillan's approach to an uncovered area of a well-covered topic. Many parts of the story required a series of piecing together information and at times, making reasonable assumptions. He neith......more