John Reynolds was one of the most beloved and respected military leaders of the Civil War, yet beyond the battlefield, the captivating true story of his secret romance with Catherine “Kate” Mary Hewitt remains etched into his legacy. Within days of the Union general’s death during the opening phases of the Battle of Gettysburg, the Reynolds family embraced Kate and soon began to honor her “last promise” to enter into a religious life—yet a few years later she seemed to disappear.
Jeffrey J. Harding, author of Gettysburg’s Lost Love Story: The Ill-Fated Romance of General John Reynolds and Kate Hewitt, joins us to discuss his new findings as he recounts Gettysburg’s saga of star-crossed love.
