Faces of Union Soldiers at Culp's Hill: Gettysburg's Critical Defense - Paperback

by Joseph Stahl (Author), Matthew Borders (Author), D. Scott Hartwig (Foreword by)

The most pivotal defensive line in the most pivotal battle in the history of America.

The fighting at Culp's Hill during the Battle of Gettysburg was some of the fiercest during the bloody battle, and holding the hill, for the Union, was essential not only for victory in battle, but protecting the country as a whole.

Authors Matthew Borders and Joseph Stahl present intimate portraits of twenty-eight soldiers who defended Culp's Hill, including in-depth analysis of never before published images and harrowing accounts of heroism in the fight to save the Union.

Author Biography

Matthew Borders holds a BA in U.S. history and an MS in historic preservation. Matthew is a founding member of the Antietam Institute and the president of the Frederick County Civil War Round Table. Currently, he is a National Park Service ranger at Monocacy National Battlefield in Frederick, Maryland. Joseph W. Stahl retired from the Institute for Defense Analyses. Since his retirement, he has become a volunteer and NPS Licensed Battlefield Guide at Antietam and Harpers Ferry. He received BS and MS degrees from Missouri University of Science and Technology and an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis. Joe has authored more than two dozen articles about items in his collections for Gettysburg Magazine, the Washington Times Civil War Page, Manuscripts, America's Civil War and Military Collector & Historian.