Stonewall Jackson: A Biography

by Davis, Donald A.; Clark, Wesley

• ISBN13: 9781403974778
• ISBN10: 1403974772
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-09-04
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Summary

Deemed "irreplaceable" by Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson assumed his nickname during the Battle of Bull Run in the Civil War. It is said that The Army of Northern Virginia never fully recovered from the loss of Stonewall's leadership when he was accidentally shot by one of his own men and died in 1863. Davis highlights Stonewall Jackson's a general who emphasized the importance of reliable information and early preparedness (he so believed in information that he had a personal mapmaker with him at all times) and details Jackson's many lessons in strategy and leadership.

Author Biography

Donald A. Davis is co-author of New York Times bestseller Shooter: The Autobiography of the Top-Ranked Marine Sniper and author of Lightning Strike: The Secret Mission to Kill Admiral Yamamoto and Avenge Pearl Harbor. He lives outside Boulder, Colorado.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Frontier Boy	p. 5
West Point	p. 13
Artilleryman	p. 19
Quitting the Army	p. 27
Professor	p. 33
War	p. 39
Command	p. 47
General	p. 55
Stonewall	p. 61
Second Star	p. 71
Shenandoah Ghost	p. 79
Foot Cavalry	p. 87
The Bridge	p. 97
Under a Spell	p. 105
Do Something!	p. 117
Second Bull Run	p. 127
Harper's Ferry	p. 117
The Bloodiest Day	p. 145
Three Stars	p. 155
Fredericksburg	p. 165
Final Fight	p. 175
Into the Shade	p. 189
Notes	p. 195
Index	p. 201
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