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He hand picked his commanders, many of whom were either ministers themselves or were ministers sons. A sprawling life of the great confederate cavalryman. Stonewall jackson has long been a figure of legend and romance. General biographical studies since its appearance in 1997, james i. Thomas jonathan stonewall jackson january 21, 1824 may 10, 1863 served as a confederate general 18611863 during the american civil war, and became one of the bestknown confederate commanders after general robert e. Stonewall jackson and the american civil war by colonel g. A distinguished civil war historian unravels the complex character of the confederacys greatest general. Before the day was done, nearly 23,000 men were killed, wounded. He is one of the most famous generals of the civil war, and his biographer is one of the most widely respected historians of that conflict. Drawing on previously untapped manuscript sources, the. The book traces the most pervasive stonewall legends to their. The man, the soldier, the legend hardcover 950 pages. The man, the solider, the legend robertson, james on. A road to stonewall download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi.
These models of care continue today in modern military medicine. Illustrated with both archival and contemporary photographs and illustrations, stonewall jackson provides a complete portrait of the general in both words and images. Civil war historian robertson virginia polytechnic institute and state university covers the wellknown facts about thomas jacksons life, from his birth to a hardscrabble scotsirish farm family in 1824 to his death at chancellorsville in 1863, giving special attention to jacksons brilliance as a strategist. Rejoice in that day when they cast out your name as evil, christ foretold. Military academies in both hemispheres still teach his tactics. It offers for the first time a complete portrait not only of jackson the brilliant military strategist and beloved general but also of jackson, the man of orphaned background, unyielding determination to conquer adversity, and deep religious convictions. In the summer of 1853 jackson married elinor junkin, the daughter of a presbyterian minister who was president of washington college. The man, the soldier, the legend that jackson didnt support slavery outright, even though his family did own slaves. Jacksons relationships with three women during the 1850stwo wives and a sisterinlawreveal aspects of the man that do not fit the randomly constructed legend that obscures him. Stone wall jackson, born in tabor city, north carolina november 6, 1932, is an american country singer and. The man, the soldier, the legend,by james i robertson, jr.
Stonewall jackson man soldier legend by james i robertson. A stonewall jackson bookshelf thomas stonewall jackson. The man, the soldier, the legend from the worlds largest community of readers. Books about stonewall jackson vmi archives virginia. Historian james robertson said in his 1997 biography entitled stonewall jackson. Forty years have passed since the thats hard to believe, considering that millions of tons of paper and barrels of ink have been conscripted to publish civil war history books in the past four decades. Robertson crowns a distinguished career devoted to the study of the civil war with a rich, indepth presentation of jackson in all his complexity, tragedy and glory. Revered by his men, respected by his foes, jackson became seemingly invincible. Drawing on previously untapped manuscript sources, the author refutes such longstanding myths as stonewall jacksons obsessive. Robertson talked about his book, stonewall jackson. Stonewall jackson, the man, the soldier, the legend author. The man, the myth, and the arm portrait of thomas jonathan jackson, circa 1860. This book contains an excellent and comprehensive bibliography of primary and secondary sources.
Drawing on previously untapped manuscript sources, the author refutes such longstanding myths as stonewall jackson s obsessive eating of lemons and gives a threedimensional account of the profound religious faith frequently caricatured as grim calvinism. Stonewall jackson rose to prominence and earned his most famous nickname at the first battle of bull run known by southerners as first manassas in july, 1861. This unique biography on confederate general thomas jonathan jackson 1824 to 1863 is exhaustively researched and meticulously written. One of the most successful civil war books in history, robertson. He published the definitive adult biography of stonewall jackson, stonewall jackson. A biography focusing on jackson as an individual as well as a military strategist and general, by one of the countrys leading civil war historians. Stonewall jackson the man the soldier the legend pdf.
Two of the slaves he owned actually asked him to buy them. Jackson played a prominent role in nearly all military engagements in the eastern theater of the war until his death, and had a key. Stonewall jacksons military career consists of a combination of various brevet, temporary, and permanent appointments in no less than five different military organizations stonewall jackson was also a civilian military instructor while still granted military status as an officer and when the civil war began jackson became an officer in the state forces of virginia. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. His eventual death in 1863, as he succumbed to injuries sustained from friendly fire, dealt an unrecoverable blow to. Mcguire, chief surgeon to and medical director of general stonewall jacksons corps. It explores the conundrum of jackson s acceptance of slavery as gods will, and his willingness to teach slaves to read and write, a practice outlawed in virginia at the time.
Stonewall jackson the man, the soldier, the legend robertson, james i. Stonewall jackson had the most christian command of anyone in the civil war. There is method in including the legend along with the man and the soldier. Stonewall jackson, byname of thomas jonathan jackson, born january 21, 1824, clarksburg, virginia now in west virginia, u.
Robertsons monumental work on stonewall jackson will stand the test of time as the most accurate account of. Thomas jonathan stonewall jackson was the embodiment of. Stonewall jacksonthe man, the soldier, the legend book. 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 was a commanding military leader and a brilliant strategist, but he was. Photo by hulton archivegetty images by all accounts, confederate general stonewall jackson was one of the shining stars of the american civil war. The hot dog vendor from the carol burnett show full sketch duration. Lees righthand man, ranks as one of the most admired and mystifying characters to emerge from the civil war. He ranks as among the greatest soldiers that america has produced. Read stonewall jackson and the american civil war by colonel g. Potomac railroad rappahannock reached rear reenforced regiments repulsed retired retreat richmond river road seemed sent shenandoah soldier soon stonewall brigade stuart tion took town turnpike valley victory virginia warrenton whole. Stonewall jackson music, videos, stats, and photos.
He ranks today as among the halfdozen greatest soldiers. The man, the soldier, the legend, talked about the death of confederate general thomas j. This is in no way a quick read at 762 pages of text plus another 125 pages or so of readable notes. Aspects of medicine, nursing and the civil war ncbi. 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. Stonewall jackson the man the soldier the legend by james. The violence, passion and redemption of stonewall jackson for. Stonewall commanded and the most raw and famous, yet to be recorded, most dreaded and terrible battle cry was born. The man, the soldier, the legend, and also wrote standing like a stone wall for young adults. Stonewall jackson and the american civil war ebook by.