Gwynne does just that in rebel yell, which deserves comparisons to shelby footes threevolume the civil war for its depth of knowledge and graceful narrative. A magnificent achievement, rebel yell represents a milestone in civil war literature. The sound of the yell has been the subject of much discussion. The book provides a thorough account of a littleknown aspect of jacksons career his 1851 dispute with a superior officer in florida in which. Thomas jonathan stonewall jackson, west point graduate, hero of the mexican war, and in the interim a. The violence, passion, and redemption of stonewall. Army, praying soldiers were shunned and professionally unrewarded. Finalist for the national book critics circle award, the epic new york times bestselling account of how civil war general thomas stonewall jackson became a great and tragic national hero. New stonewall jackson biography by awardwinning author s. The result is a narrative vivid with detail and insight. The scholarship is exemplary, the narrative riveting and richly textured. Rebel yell book chicago public library bibliocommons. Aug 02, 2016 stonewall jackson christian general bio crossbanner heritage broadcast. Stonewall jackson has long been a figure of legend and romance.
There is some material from before the civil war but the book has the title rebel yell for a reason. As much as any person in the confederate pantheoneven robert e. The violence, passion, and redemption of stonewall jackson, in which he recounts the life and military career of confederate general thomas. Its not surprising that obama grew up a rambunctious kid with a stubborn streak and an ill show you attitude. Gwynne, a new biography of stonewall jackson, is a wellwritten look at the confederate general that confronts the mans contradictions. From the moment he left vmi for richmond to the moment of his death. Stonewall jackson is a beautifully if occasionally. Gwynnes rebel yell, the violence, passion, and redemption of stonewall jackson, i cannot longer claim convincingly that the rebels where the bad guys and the yankees the good ones for me this book has turn to be the. Civil war soldiers, upon hearing the yell from afar, would quip that it was either jackson, or a rabbit, suggesting a similarity between the sound of the yell and a rabbits scream. Jackson is also considered, without argument, one of our countrys greatest military figures. Just finished rebel yell, a book about stonewall jackson.
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