Stonewall Jackson: A Life Portrait

by K.M. Kostyal

Book Overview

Confederate General Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee's right-hand man, ranks as one of the most admired and mystifying characters to emerge from the Civil War. Illustrated with both archival and contemporary photographs and illustrations, Stonewall Jackson provides a complete portrait of the general in both words and images.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878332200
• ISBN13: 9780878332205
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.9" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

A first-rate resource for Stonewall

One of the Civil War's most recognized and majestic figures, Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, is portrayed in this illustrated biography, Stonewall Jackson: A Life Portrait. The author describes how a "backwoods boy" of Virginia finds his way to West Point, struggles as a student but discovers an important part of him in the War with Mexico. And later as a teacher at Virginia Military Institute, he again struggles to find personal peace, and would only do so when war is declared between the states, and the destined "Stonewall" discovers his mark in this world. A fascinating read and wonderfully illustrated, Stonewall Jackson: A Life Portrait belongs in every library, and on the bookshelf of every historian or fan of American history.