Rebels in the Front Yard: Liberty at Gettysburg
- ISBN-10
- 0983863105
- ISBN-13
- 9780983863106
- Category
- Gettysburg (Pa.)
- Pages
- 100
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-04-27
- Publisher
- Gettysburg Publishing LLC
- Author
- David Cleutz
Description
Liberty Hollinger was a sixteen-year-old girl living in Gettysburg when the greatest battle ever fought on the North American continent erupted around her. With courage and strength, she dealt with the trials of occupation by the invading Confederate army. In her own front yard, she was witness to the fears of the South's greatest general, Robert E. Lee. For three days, she lived with the horror of battle. After the armies departed, she gave herself to the task of caring for the wounded they left behind. When time came for President Lincoln to consecrate Gettysburg's hallowed ground, she witnessed first-hand the President's deep sorrow. In her later years, at the Fiftieth Reunion of the Battle of Gettysburg, she witnessed the gathering of veterans Blue and Gray, when brotherly fellowship finally erased the bitterness of Civil War. Still, the traumatic events of the battle and its aftermath had left indelible memories. Near the end of her life, Liberty Hollinger preserved her memories for her family in a brief memoir. Its first-hand accounts are the basis for much of this book. While other authors have recently discovered the copy of her memoir in the Adams County Historical Society and included an incident or two in their books, this book contains all the material of her memoir, put in context of the events surrounding her accounts.
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