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Podcast: History Unplugged Podcast
Episode: The Union's Secret Rebels: The Story of Gettysburg's Five Rebellious Double Crossers Who Returned as Foreign Invaders
Description: The Civil War is called the war in which brother fought against brother. But few knew of theâGettysburg Rebelsâ: the five privates from that very town who moved south to Virginia in the 1850s,joined the Confederate army, and returned home as foreign invaders for the great battle in July 1863.I talk about this story with Tom McMillan, author of Gettysburg Rebels: Five Native Sons Who CameHome to Fight as Confederate Soldiers. It is the story of Gettysburgâs five native sons who abandonedtheir hometo...