A military biography of Confederate General Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson and a campaign history of the American Civil War, written by British officer G. F. R. Henderson. It follows Jackson from West Point and the Mexican War through his Civil War commands in Virginia, offering careful analysis of strategy, leadership, and the army in the field.
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Stonewall Jackson and the AMERICAN CIVIL WAR by the late Colonel G. F. R. HENDERSON, C.B. AUTHOR OF “THE BATTLE OF SPICHEREN, A TACTICAL STUDY” AND “THE CAMPAIGN OF FREDERICKSBURG” with an introduction by FIELD-MARSHAL THE LATE RIGHT HONOURABLE VISCOUNT WOLSELEY, K.P., G.C.B., G.C.M.G., &c. IN TWO VOLUMES—VOLUME I WITH PORTRAITS, MAPS, AND PLANS
TO MY FATHER —::— CONTENTS INTRODUCTION PREFACE Chapter I. WEST POINT Chapter II. MEXICO. 1846–47 Chapter III. LEXINGTON. 1851–61 Chapter IV. SECESSION. 1860–61 Chapter V. HARPER’S FERRY Chapter VI. THE FIRST BATTLE OF MANASSAS OR BULL RUN Chapter VII. ROMNEY Chapter VIII. KERNSTOWN Chapter IX. M’DOWELL Chapter X. WINCHESTER Chapter XI. CROSS KEYS AND PORT REPUBLIC Chapter XII. REVIEW OF THE VALLEY CAMPAIGN Chapter XIII. THE SEVEN DAYS. GAINES’ MILL Chapter XIV. THE SEVEN DAYS. FRAYSER’S FARM AND MALVERN HILL Chapter XV. CEDAR RUN Chapter XVI. GROVETON AND THE SECOND MANASSAS Chapter XVII. THE SECOND MANASSAS (continued) Chapter XVIII. HARPER’S FERRY Chapter XIX. SHARPSBURG Chapter XX. FREDERICKSBURG Chapter XXI. THE ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA Chapter XXII. WINTER QUARTERS Chapter XXIII. CHANCELLORSVILLE Chapter XXIV. CHANCELLORSVILLE (continued) Chapter XXV. THE SOLDIER AND THE MAN INDEX
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