The Frederick News-Post

John Frye of Frederick is the author of "The Seventh Trumpet," the fictionalized account of an Episcopal priest who serves in the Confederate army and the personal battles he encounters. The novel is based on the experiences of William Nelson Pendleton, who had been the rector at All Saints Episcopal Church from 1846 to 1853. Pendleton was a West Point graduate who had served his tour of duty, then resigned and joined the ministry. In the background is the steeple of All Saints Episcopal Church.

William Page was an Episcopal priest who was educated at West Point and served as chief of artillery for Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. He was also rector at All Saints Episcopal Church before the Civil War.

All that sounds plausible and it really happened, sort of. Page's name was actually William Nelson Pendleton. Pendleton's experiences during the Civil War are fictionalized in "The Seventh Trumpet" by John H. Frye.

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