Rebel yell : the violence, passion, and redemption of Stonewall Jackson
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Published
New York : Scribner, c2014.
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Central - Adult Biography
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Published
New York : Scribner, c2014.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xi, 672 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 577-634) and index.
Description
An account of General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's rise to prominence during the Civil War.
Description
"Stonewall Jackson has long been a figure of legend and romance. As much as any person in the Confederate pantheon, even Robert E. Lee, he embodies the romantic Southern notion of the virtuous lost cause. Jackson is also considered, without argument, one of our country's greatest military figures. His brilliance at the art of war tied Abraham Lincoln and the Union high command in knots and threatened the ultimate success of the Union armies. Jackson's strategic innovations shattered the conventional wisdom of how war was waged; he was so far ahead of his time that his techniques would be studied generations into the future. In April 1862 Jackson was merely another Confederate general in an army fighting what seemed to be a losing cause. By June he had engineered perhaps the greatest military campaign in American history and was one of the most famous men in the Western world. He had, moreover, given the Confederate cause what it had recently lacked--hope--and struck fear into the hearts of the Union. [...] Gwynne delves deep into Jackson's private life, including the loss of his young beloved first wife and his regimented personal habits. It traces Jackson's brilliant twenty-four-month career in the Civil War, the period that encompasses his rise from obscurity to fame and legend; his stunning effect on the course of the war itself; and his tragic death, which caused both North and South to grieve the loss of a remarkable American hero" - from publisher's web site.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Confederate States of America. -- Army -- Biography.
Generals -- Confederate States of America -- Biography.
Jackson, Stonewall, -- 1824-1863 -- Military leadership.
Jackson, Stonewall, -- 1824-1863.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
Generals -- Confederate States of America -- Biography.
Jackson, Stonewall, -- 1824-1863 -- Military leadership.
Jackson, Stonewall, -- 1824-1863.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gwynne, S. C. 1. (2014). Rebel yell: the violence, passion, and redemption of Stonewall Jackson (First Scribner hardcover edition October 2014.). Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gwynne, S. C. 1953-. 2014. Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson. Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gwynne, S. C. 1953-. Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson Scribner, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gwynne, S. C. 1953-. Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson First Scribner hardcover edition October 2014., Scribner, 2014.
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