Generals in Blue and Gray
Author | : Wilmer L. Jones |
Publisher | : Stackpole Books |
Total Pages | : 449 |
Release | : 2006-03-17 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781461751052 |
ISBN-13 | : 1461751055 |
Rating | : 4/5 (055 Downloads) |
Download or read book Generals in Blue and Gray written by Wilmer L. Jones and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2006-03-17 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The twenty-one profiles of Confederate generals in this volume chronicle the South's war effort. Familiar leaders such as Lee, Jackson, and Stuart are each covered, as are the notorious Nathan Bedford Forrest, Episcopalian bishop Leonidas Polk, and John C. Breckinridge, who ran against Lincoln in 1860 and briefly served in the U.S. Senate. With the same accessible style of the first volume, Jones shows how the outcome of battles, campaigns, and even entire theaters often depended on individual commanders.