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Hanna's Courage: A Story of Love and Betrayal at the Battle of Gettysburg is a young adult novel of one girl's dangerous journey and her sometimes reckless decisions made in the heat of battle. Along the way, Hanna learns of the terror faced by former slaves who had settled in Gettysburg and were forced to flee their homes as Rebel troops invaded their town. Attracted to the handsome Confederate ... More

Hanna's Courage: A Story of Love and Betrayal at the Battle of Gettysburg is a young adult novel of one girl's dangerous journey and her sometimes reckless decisions made in the heat of battle. Along the way, Hanna learns of the terror faced by former slaves who had settled in Gettysburg and were forced to flee their homes as Rebel troops invaded their town. Attracted to the handsome Confederate guarding her home and with the knowledge that her mother is hiding and caring for Union wounded men in their attic, Hanna's inner conflicts escalate along with the increasing intensity of the warring armies. On the second night of the battle, in her makeshift disguise as a Union soldier, Hanna tries desperately to save the lives of her little brother and her black friends in hiding. But will Hanna question her own motives when she hastens through cannon-scarred thickets to carry her toddler brother home in the dark? Is she also hoping to find the young Confederate soldier waiting for her as he had promised? Written by Elyse Cregar, a school librarian and a former Licensed Battlefield Guide at the Gettysburg National Military Park, this historical novel is an accurate portrayal of the battle's frightening effects on the citizens of the town and the tangled loyalties that impacted lives forever.

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