They Called Him Stonewall, Burke Davis
They Called Him Stonewall, Burke Davis
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They Called Him Stonewall
A Life of Lt. General T. J. Jackson, CSA

Author: Burke Davis

Narrator: Christopher Hurt

Unabridged: 14 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2007


Synopsis

Stonewall Jackson was a military genius at once peculiar and perfect, a fearless soldier in battle but a God-fearing man who hesitated to kill on Sunday. He broke the rules of war to win, and yet his tactics are studied in military academies the world over. Burke Davis brings the color, vivid characterization, and immediacy of the best fiction to this fascinating biography.From the remarkable Valley Campaign through the Seven Days, Manassas, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and the masterful though tragic sweep at Chancellorsville where Jackson was felled by one of his own soldiers, this is a compelling narrative of men and war.

About Burke Davis

Burke Davis is the author of Gray Fox and many other books. He lives in Meadows of Dan, Virginia, and Greensboro, North Carolina.

About Christopher Hurt

Christopher Hurt is an accomplished narrator with a lengthy résumé of popular titles for Blackstone. A graduate of George Washington University’s acting program, he currently resides in New York City.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Erik on November 25, 2020

My family came over to North America, Canada and the USA, at the end of the 19th and at the beginning of the 20th centuries. Consequently, I lack a nativist attitude. In order to get at that sensibility I've found books about the Civil War to be most useful, the Revolution being too remote, the War......more

Goodreads review by Les on May 15, 2014

The penultimate biography of one of the Civil War's most famous generals. "Stonewall" was deeply revered by the Confederates and greatly feared by the Federals. Burke Davis moves back and forth in time with the ease of human memory. He sketches the general with such astonishing detail that it seems......more

Goodreads review by Ben on August 23, 2023

Good book. And very evenly balanced and fair. Davis does a great job of describing the popularity and love the folks of the South had for Jackson and even respect and fear the North had for him, but also does not shy away from his flaws…. Not sharing plans/information with his staff, sometimes conspi......more

Goodreads review by Trish on October 08, 2024

I would never have thought I’d read a book about a Confederate and enjoy it. But I did! The book was very well written. The descriptions of nature were almost poetic. Stonewall was so well depicted that you forget he was on the wrong side in the Civil War. So many attributes of his character were su......more

Goodreads review by Jim on September 08, 2007

The definitive work on Stonewall Jackson. A very fascinating book in general terms and a must read for civil war buffs.......more