They Called Him Stonewall: A Life of Lt. General T. J. Jackson, C.S.A.This biography of the Civil War general "opens with Jackson presiding over the execution of John Brown after Harper's Ferry. It skips ahead to the Valley campaign where Jackson first showed his abilities, then retreats to his early life--and finally transcribes the events between his transfer to Richmond until his death at Chancellorville." Kirkus. |
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John Browns Body | 3 |
IS GIDEON QUITE SANE? | 9 |
FRONT ROYAL | 29 |
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