John Bankhead Magruder: A Military Reappraisal

by Kimberly Curtis Campbell, Thomas Settles, Thomas M. Settles

Of all the major figures of the Civil War era, Confederate general John Bankhead Magruder is perhaps the least understood. The third-ranking officer in Virginia's forces behind Robert E. Lee and Joseph E. Johnston, Magruder left no diary, no completed memoirs, no will, not even a family Bible. There are no genealogical records and very few surviving personal papers. Unsurprisingly, then, much existing literature about Magruder contains incorrect...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807133914
• ISBN13: 9780807133910
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.1"