Battle Hymn: The Best and Worst Civil War Generals

by Ralph Walsh, Charles Hayes, Richard Walsh

This entertaining work analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of the Civil War's top Union and Confederate generals using extensive primary documents and original research. Included are the surprising answers to intriguing questions:

- How did Union general Ulysses S. Grant attain such a high rank after numerous failures in civilian life?
- What made the dour, almost fanatically religious Stonewall Jackson perhaps the best combat leader...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1455621366
• ISBN13: 9781455621361
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.7"