Bibliograph

Searching for Stonewall Jackson, a quest for legacy in a divided America, Ben Cleary

Type

Label

Searching for Stonewall Jackson, a quest for legacy in a divided America, Ben Cleary

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

resource.governmentPublication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Searching for Stonewall Jackson

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1077482287

Responsibility statement

Ben Cleary

Sub title

a quest for legacy in a divided America

Summary

"Historian Ben Cleary takes readers beyond the legend of Stonewall Jackson and directly onto the Civil War battlefields on which he fought, and where a country once again finds itself at a crossroads"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

The soundtrack of southern victory -- After the battle -- "All things work together ..." -- Fearful odds -- Icicles of blood -- An insubordinate frenzy -- A dazzling glimpse -- Following the footsteps -- Spirits of the place -- "God blessed our arms ..." -- An unconscious poet -- A talent for retreat -- The lion's mouth -- A lost battlefield -- The dead thick as blackbirds -- Their backs to the mountain -- The tired man -- Men falling continually -- Bloody ground -- The prize within their reach -- A melancholy field -- Leaving Richmond -- Jackson is with you! -- A strange, mysterious splendor -- A trail of cemeteries -- A brief pursuit -- The fortunes of war -- The most deadly fire -- The certainty of death -- Pain and happiness -- War so terrible -- A piece of gold braid -- Moss neck and belvoir -- The fallen sword -- "Let us cross over the river ..."

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