Stonewall Jackson day by day / John W. Schildt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schildt, John W., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863--Chronology.

Jackson, Stonewall.

Generals--Confederate States of America--Biography.

Generals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 p.)

Place of Publication:

El Dorado Hills, CA : Savas Publishing, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Jackson Day-by-Day details the daily events of the soldier his men called ""Stonewall"" during those stirring days of 1861-1863. Before the Civil War, Thomas J. Jackson was an obscure, eccentric professor at the Virginia military institute in Lexington, Virginia. For Jackson, everything changed when he donned a gray uniform. Over the next two years, he would become a household name across the South, a terror to his Union enemies, and one of best American generals of all time. Fame took root at Manassas, where Jackson and his troops stood ""like a stone wall"" and the former professor earned hi

Contents:

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Illustrations; 1. The Man; 2. Sparks; 3. "A Stonewall"; 4. Winchester; 5. The Valley Campaign; 6. The Summer of 1862; 7. The Maryland Campaign; 8. The Autumn of 1862; 9. Fredericksburg; 10. The Winter of 1863; 11. Then Cometh the End; 12. Jackson Markers; 13. Bibliography; 14. Notes

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781940669120

194066912X