The Life of Stonewall Jackson

Familiar with Jackson as the gifted strategist and general of the Confederacy I was not as familiar with his character, which earned him the respect of his men, his foes, and his nation. Stonewall Jackson was truly a self ruled man. Jackson faced many hardships in his childhood years, including both......more

The story of his life was fascinating from the perspective of a modern reader- he struggled at this, he struggled at that, finally found something he was really good at, and excelled. Many histories speak of their subjects as if fore-ordained to greatness. Not this one. It recognized that the greatn......more

I know this was a book about Stonewall Jackson but it was written from the southern point of view. The battles would have had to come from the stories of the battlefields. His life in the beginning was a hard life but he rose above it all & became a powerful man.......more

For sure the author was a southern sympathizer. The book is over 125 years old. That may explain her continued loyalty to the men in gray.......more

It's strange reading an account from the perspective of a southerner who obviously holds the confederacy in high regard. Full of information and definitely a different perspective......more