num_pages: 400
description: Rebels at the Gate is the dramatic story of the first Union victories of the Civil War and the events that caused Virginians to divide their state. In a defiant act to sustain President Lincoln's war effort, Virginia Unionists created their own state government in 1861―destined to become the new state of West Virginia.
language: English
title: Rebels at the Gate: Lee and McClellan on the Front Line of a Nation Divided
titlecomplete: Rebels at the Gate: Lee and McClellan on the Front Line of a Nation Divided
genres: Civil War, Civil War Eastern Theater, Military Fiction, American Civil War, Nonfiction, History
ratings_count: 40
publisher: Sourcebooks