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

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

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

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

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

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