Stonewall Jackson: A Thesaurus of Anecdotes and Incidents in the Life of Lt-Gen. Thomas Jonathan Jackson, CSA

ISBN-10: 1984246852
ISBN-13: 9781984246851
Series: Stonewall Jackson
Pages: 234
Language: English
Published: 2018-01-25
Authors: John Mann, Elihu Riley

Description

Numbers of these anecdotes and incidents about him have never before seen the light of print. They were gathered by the author from the lips of men who belonged to the invincible band of that immortal Corps that he in life commanded -the Stonewall Brigade. To those who depend on a modern interpretation of the man, the name evokes a stern disciplinarian who took no real interest in his men's welfare; an eccentric religious man possibly bordering on mental instability; a possible hypochondriac; a slave owner who cared little for their welfare or future; a military officer whose only goal was the shedding of blood - that of the enemy and of his own men. These and other misconceptions concerning Thomas Jonathan Jackson will be dispelled by reading the book you now hold in your hands.