Stonewall Jackson at Cedar Mountain

Résumé du livre

Stonewall Jackson, a colorful and wonderfully eccentric genius, is perhaps the most fascinating of the Civil War generals. His strategic brilliance as demonstrated in his 1862 Shenandoah Valley campaign made him a legend in his own time, and he continues to capture our imagination even today. At Cedar Mountain on 9 August 1862 Jackson exercised independent command of a campaign for the last time. In "Stonewall Jackson at Cedar Mountain", Robert Krick untangles the myriad accounts by participants who fought the battle on both sides, and he offers an illuminating portrait of the Confederate General commanding his troops under the extraordinary pressures of combat. Krick focuses on Jackson's conduct and the operations of the Confederate Army, paying due attention to the maneuverings of the Union army as well. Using a mass of both published and unpublished materials - including diaries, reminiscences, letters, and newspaper articles - he constructs the most detailed tactical narrative to date on the confrontation at Cedar Mountain and Jackson's victory there. His book challenges the conventional wisdom about this important battle and addresses the controversy surrounding Jackson's management of the fight. Robert K. Krick is chief historian at the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He is the author of numerous articles and books.