Stuart's Tarheels: James B. Gordon and His North Carolina Cavalry in the Civil War, 2d ed.

by Chris J. Hartley

Book Overview

When Confederate Major General J.E.B. Stuart said "North Carolina has done nobly in this army," he had one of his own men to thank: Brigadier General James Byron Gordon. A protege of Stuart, Gordon was the consummate nineteenth-century landowner, politician, and businessman. Despite a lack of military training, he rose rapidly through the ranks and, as the commander of all North Carolina cavalrymen in the Army of Northern Virginia, he helped bring...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476667985
• ISBN13: 9781476667980
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 445 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.0" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher