True Heroes of Gettysburg

Dubaville, 1863. Thirteen-year-old Darrell Stouffer is famous for the pranks that he plays in school; in fact, theyt get him expelled. He also wants to win fame and gloryas a soldierin the Union army, but his father forbids him from volunteering. Then, suddenly, General Robert E. Lee’s Confederate army appears in the area. Darrell runs away, hoping to join the Union soldiers gathering to defend Pennsylvania. He finds his way to Gettysburg just before the battle begins. War as it turns out, is not as Darrell could have ever imagined, not even in his wildest dreams.

True Heroes of Gettysburg is the story of one boy rising above his fears to help the real heroes of war-the soldiers who risk their lives for their country. 

Though Darrell is only an observer on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, the savage bloodshed shakes him to his core. In the following days, pure chance sees Darrell accompanying the medical corps amidst the thickest action. The soldiers’ heroism, not only on the battlefield but also in the face of dreadful wounds, amputation, and death, teaches Darrell that by facing his fears and challenges, even moments of monumental sadness can become a triumph of human spirit.