The Rebel-Hater

About the Book

Katie Carroll didn’t know she would have to live through the most decisive battle of the Civil War, but she knew the Rebels were coming. She was living in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on June 30, 1863, and the town was full of fear and excitement about the coming invasion by the Confederate Army. Katie’s brother David may be coming north with the Union troops, and Katie is making plans to find him. She has stitched a green regimental flag for him to carry, and to bring him luck in the battle. Now, if she can only find him.

About the Author

Marcia McKenna Biddle has written a newspaper column, “Between the Bookends,” since 1965. She has written two other books for young people, “Contributions of Women: The Labor Movement,” which was published by Dillon Press, and “Tony Dorsett,” published by Julian Messner. She lives on a farm in Carmichaels, Pennsylvania, and has four children and twelve grandchildren.