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Calamity at Chancellorsville : the wounding and death of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson / Mathew W. Lively.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lively, Mathew W., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863--Death and burial.
- Jackson, Stonewall.
- Confederate States of America. Army--Officers--Biography.
- Confederate States of America.
- Generals--Confederate States of America--Biography.
- Generals.
- Chancellorsville, Battle of, Chancellorsville, Va., 1863.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Biography.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (326 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- El Dorado Hills, CA : Savas Beatie, [2013]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- On May 2, 1863, Confederate General Thomas J. ""Stonewall"" Jackson led his Second Corps around the unsuspecting Army of the Potomac on one of the most daring flank marches in history. His surprise flank attack-launched with the five simple words ""You can go forward, then""-collapsed a Union corps in one of the most stunning accomplishments of the war. Flushed with victory, Jackson decided to continue attacking into the night. He and members of his staff rode beyond the lines to scout the ground while his units reorganized. However, Southern soldiers mistook the riders for Union cavalry and o
- Contents:
- ""Cover Page""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Dramatis Personae""; ""Introduction""; ""Prologue""; ""Chapter One A Little Gem""; ""Chapter Two We Will Attack Them""; ""Chapter Three Press On""; ""Chapter Four They Never Run Too Fast""; ""Chapter Five My Arm is Broken""; ""Chapter Six Don't Trouble Yourself About Me""; ""Chapter Seven I Thought You Were Killed""; ""Chapter Eight An Old Familiar Face""; ""Chapter Nine The Shade of the Trees""; ""Chapter Ten Epilogue""; ""Appendix I Controversies Surrounding the Event""; ""Appendix II Building the Stonewall Image""
- ""Appendix III An Interview with Author Mathew Lively""""Bibliography""; ""Index""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-183) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781611211399
- 1611211395
- OCLC:
- 855504503
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