Rebels from West Point

"Rebels from West Point" tells the story of the 306 officers who after receiving a West Point education and swearing to uphold the values of the Union defected to serve the Confederacy. The author examines this fascinating group of officers describing the heart-wrenching choice they made and how even after they "went South " they remained connected to the brotherhood of their former West Point cadets. Among the more famous personalities included in this group are Gen. Robert E. Lee Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson Gen. J. E. B. Stuart Gen. A. P. Hill Gen. James Longstreet and Gen. John B. Hood.