Searching for Stonewall Jackson
A Quest for Legacy in a Divided America
New York : Twelve, 2019.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: vi, 375 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
"Historian Ben Cleary takes readers beyond the legend of Stonewall Jackson and directly onto the Civil War battlefields on which he fought, and where a country once again finds itself at a crossroads"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
The soundtrack of southern victory -- After the battle -- All things work together -- Fearful odds -- Icicles of blood -- An insubordinate frenzy -- A dazzling glimpse -- Following the footsteps -- Spirits of the place -- God blessed our arms -- An unconscious poet -- A talent for retreat -- The lion's mouth -- A lost battlefield -- The dead thick as blackbirds -- Their backs to the mountain -- The tired man -- Men falling continually -- Bloody ground -- The prize within their reach -- A melancholy field -- Leaving Richmond -- Jackson is with you! -- A strange, mysterious splendor -- A trail of cemeteries -- A brief pursuit -- The fortunes of war -- The most deadly fire -- The certainty of death -- Pain and happiness -- War so terrible -- A piece of gold braid -- Moss neck and belvoir -- The fallen sword -- Let us cross over the river.
Subjects:
Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863.
Confederate States of America. Army -- Biography.
Generals -- Confederate States of America -- Biography.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863.
Confederate States of America. Army -- Biography.
Generals -- Confederate States of America -- Biography.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
ISBN:
9781455535804
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Jackson, Stonewall | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Biography | In |
BIOGRAPHY Jackson, Stonewall | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Biography | In |
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Includes bibliographical references (337-358) and index.