Confederate Star Rises

by Richard Small

A dark and disturbing vision of the future causes Confederate General A. P. Hill to change a key event of the American Civil War, resulting in a dramatic alteration of General Robert E. Lee’s 1863 Pennsylvania campaign. With Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson still in command following the Battle of Chancellorsville, he leads his Corps to victory at the first Battle of Gettysburg before setting out to gain control of much of central Pennsylvania. Arrayed against him is the Pennsylvania militia of the Department of the Susquehanna commanded by Union General Darius Couch, who is hounded by a frustrated and overbearing President Abraham Lincoln of the United States. General Jackson succeeds in crossing the Susquehanna River at Wrightsville, and then marches north towards the Pennsylvania state capital, setting the stage for the climactic battle of Harrisburg in the small town of Middletown, where the brave but inexperienced Pennsylvania militia confronts the hardened veterans under the great “Stonewall” Jackson.

409 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 24, 2012

Reviews

[Charles van Buren · Rating 3 out of 5]

could have been better

This review is from: Confederate Star Rises (Confederate Star Trilogy Book 1) (Kindle Edition)

I will not enter the North - South debate in which some reviews seem immersed. Concerning the writing, the author consistently reveals too much of what is to happen in the following text. This often occurs at the end of chapters. The narrative style & the details of troop movements hamper the telling of the story. It is, however, a pretty good story of what could have happened if the great Stonewall Jackson had lived.

[David R Gilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Powerful and gripping

A truly wonderful and see inspiring book. Hard to not binge read as it takes you through American history. More please