Chris Whitbeck is from Washoe Valley and published a book about his great-great-grandfather and the Civil War regiment he fought with. In November 1861, nearly seven months after the Civil War began, the 102nd NY Volunteers was organized in New York City and Roundout, New York. Among the recruits who within days joined was 21-year-old farmer Moses Whitbeck from Ulster, New York. For the next three-and-a-half-years, Moses and the 102nd would travel to and fight battles from Washington DC to Harper’s Ferry, from Antietam and Chancellorsville to Gettysburg and Atlanta, from Savannah to Raleigh, traversing a dozen states in the nations’ bloodiest war. Published in January 2024, following years of meticulous research, Moses’ great-great-grandson, Chris Whitbeck, has reconstructed the 102nd’s epic journey. Presented chronologically, “Moses Whitbeck and the 102nd Volunteers during the War of the Rebellion” includes letters and official reports from the unit’s officers and enlisted men, bringing the horrors and uncertainty of the Civil War to life. Chris Whitbeck is an Air Force veteran who worked in the aerospace sector for 15 years in Southern California as an RF Technician and has worked with the Washoe County School District in Reno for 16 years as a computer lab teacher. He officiates football, lacrosse and baseball and has been a Boy Scout leader for 20 years. He has studied history all his life and this is his first book.