He also has an interesting theory on the controversy of the location on the ground where general jackson was wounded. Born to parents who died early, jackson and his sister had. Jackson basically grew up as an orphan and the one sister who he was close to became estranged at the end of his life. Thomas jonathan stonewall jackson, west point graduate, hero of the mexican war, and in the interim a quirky eccentric former virginia military institute. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the spratly incident uss stonewall jackson book 2. A skilled military tactician, he served as a confederate general under robert e. The author originally wrote the book in the late 1800s after corresponding with members of jacksons staff in order to get primary source material. I enjoyed it so much that i followed it with three other books on jackson. Its just a book of common sense and minutiae about etiquette. Nearby, at stonewall jackson s historical childhood home, his uncles grist mill is the centerpiece of a historical site at the jackson. Stonewall jackson was born in clarksburg then virginia, west virginia, on january 21, 1824. Memoirs of stonewall jackson by his widow, mary anna jackson. Henderson and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. These collections were put together by jackson s widow, mary anna jackson, in 1895.
New stonewall jackson biography by awardwinning author s. Her commentary adds a poignant picture of jackson found through reading his letters and journal entries. The spratly incident uss stonewall jackson book 2 kindle edition by makk, stephen. I found the book a little slow to get into at first but at the end i was balling like a baby. A sentence or two per page by stonewall, and paragraphs by the editor to try to make it relevant to life in general. There is some material from before the civil war but the book has the title rebel yell for a reason. This book was my first introduction and what an introduction it was to stonewall jackson. Funeral boat of stonewall jackson in lynchburg, virginia jan. The violence, passion, and redemption of stonewall jackson by s. Im no student of military strategy and history, so i found maybe half the book uninteresting.
From the moment he left vmi for richmond to the moment of his death. The letters of stonewall jackson to his wife enjoyable, but read the biography first and stonewall jackson. Gwynne, a new biography of stonewall jackson, is a wellwritten look at the confederate general that confronts the mans contradictions. The violence, passion, and redemption of stonewall jackson, tells jackson s story in an engaging narrative with a pace that never flags. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Calamity at chancellorsville, the wounding and death of confederate general stonewall jackson, by mathew w. Always mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy were the words that drove stonewall jackson, one of the most famous generals in the civil wars confederate army. A great accounting of stonewall jacksons activity during the civil war. Gwynnes book rebel yell details the life of the souths most beloved martyr, the confederate general who. Stonewall jackson s book of maxims a good look at the principles through which he sought to improve himself, beloved bride. Lively is an md and has some interesting information on the actual cause of death. A stonewall jackson bookshelf thomas stonewall jackson. This book gives an excellent summary of stonewall jackson during the civil war.
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