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Stonewall Jackson
  • Format
  • HARDCOVER
  • Authored by: Rachel A. Koestler-Grack
  • From the Series: Leaders of the Civil War Era
  • Trim Size: 6-1/2 x 9-1/4
  • ISBN-10: 160413299X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1-60413-299-1
  • Status: In Stock
  • List Price: $35.00
  • Imprint: Chelsea House
  • Published: 04/01/2009
  • Dewey Number: 973
  • Reading Level: Grades 6-12
  • Pages: 136

Summary

Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson was the great-grandson of indentured servants from Ireland who were sentenced to serve time in America for larceny. He began his career in the U.S. Army fighting in the Mexican-American War and later became a teacher. Jackson and his wife owned slaves, and he saw slavery as ordained by God, although he also considered it the slave master’s duty to treat servants fairly and humanely at all times. His reputation as a kind slave master meant several slaves asked to be purchased by him at auction. Called to serve in the Civil War in 1861, he excelled during several battles including the First Battle of Bull Run, where he got his nickname, and became one of the most revered Confederate commanders. To this day, his Valley Campaign of 1862 is studied worldwide as an example of innovation and bold leadership. Historians consider Stonewall Jackson to be one of the most gifted tactical commanders in U.S. history.

Specifications

Full-color and black-and-white photographs. Bibliography. Glossary. Sidebars. Chronology and timeline. Further reading. Web sites. Index.

About the Author(s)

Rachel A. Koestler-Grack has worked as an editor and writer of nonfiction books since 1999, focusing on historical topics ranging from the Middle Ages to the colonial era to the civil rights movement. She is also the author of Abraham Lincoln and William Tecumseh Sherman in Chelsea House's Leaders of the Civil War Era series.

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