Thomas Jonathan Jackson was the most renowned and skillful commander of Confederate troops in the Civil War. Not even Lee or Stuart matched his purely military intelligence—his intransigence at Bull Run (which earned him the name "Stonewall"), his knack for knowing when to attack and retreat, which he showed throughout the Shenandoah campaign, his tactical brilliance at Chancellorsville. He was stern, a strict Calvinist, a single-minded officer for whom religion and the army were everything. Yet he had the undivided loyalty of the men he commanded. This classic biography by the British historian G. F. R. Henderson, first published in 1898, is a meticulous study of Jackson's military campaigns from the Mexican War where he served under Winfield Scott to his death in 1863 at Chancellorsville. A romantic view of a great hero, inflected by the political views of the day, this work has remained a standard account of one of the Civil War's great warriors, here introduced by one ofthe Civil War's best historians.
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I have been a fan of the American Civil War for over five years, and I have read many books on the subject and especially on Stonewall Jackson. I have never found a book more thorough about both subjects in my life. The author dives into several contravercies like: Why did the Civil War started, Did Stonewall fall asleep at the Seven day Battle? He also doesn't just stick to Stonewall, he also talks about other important figures in the Civil War. So if you are interested, kinda like, or a fanatic about Civil War and Stonewall Jackson like I am, I would recammend this book to every one!
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This is the book for any person who loves Stonewall!!!
July 3 1999
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I have been a fan of the American Civil War for over five years, and I have read many books on the subject and especially on Stonewall Jackson. I have never found a book more thorough about both subjects in my life. The author dives into several contravercies like: Why did the Civil War started, Did Stonewall fall asleep at the Seven day Battle? He also doesn't just stick to Stonewall, he also talks about other important figures in the Civil War. So if you are interested, kinda like, or a fanatic about Civil War and Stonewall Jackson like I am, I would recammend this book to every one!
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It Often Takes A Military Man
Aug 27 2010
By J. Moore
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One can effectively argue that one cannot have an inimate understanding of a general to write his biography without being a military man first. After one reads this book, one comes away with a vision of how Jackson lived, prayed, and led, with all military terminology academically broken down for the layman. I recomend both this book as well as Robertson's account for in-depth reading and research.
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Not as it seems....
Oct 7 2011
By Dr. Bob
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While I was greatly looking forward to receiving my copy of this book as I had enjoyed it years ago as a graduate student (borrowed at the time) I was greatly disappointed with the materials. While the book the represent is there, it is clearly a poorly done reprint. Pages do not line up within the text as the format is larger than the original text. There is no table of contents and in most cases when there is a list, I am left with the impression that the person working with the material has no clue how to use a word processor. It is certainly not the book they show when you look at the "view inside" option. The DeCapo introduction is not there. I have never had to return a book to Amazon before, however in this case I think I am making an exception as this is a terrible version of one of the great examples of bibliographical history. It is clearly not an edition I would recommend to anyone.
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