We Knew Stonewall Jackson Author:Richard Wheeler Richard Wheeler's unique eyewitness biography of the great Confederate general, Stonewall Jackson, brings the military statue to life, allowing us to see him once again as a flesh-and-blood man. The author has skillfully written introductory and connecting narrative passages, but for the most part, he steps back and lets Jackson himself and his ... more »contemporaries - his wife, his students, his soldiers - tell the story of the man and his times in their own words. This close-up, informal view by the people who actually knew Jackson, brings freshness, liveliness, and intimacy to the Civil War hero's biography.
Includes more that 30 illustrations, including maps.« less