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Stonewall Jackson: A Biography. Donald A. Davis. Palgrave Macmillan. 204 pages; black and white photographs; index; $21.95.
Lt. Gen. Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson emerged from the American Civil War with a glorious military reputation, which at the time eclipsed that of Gen. Robert E. Lee. To most historians, Jackson's untimely demise in the aftermath of the Confederate victory at Chancellorsville deprived the South of its most formidable battlefield commander.
In Stonewall Jackson: A Biography, the latest edition of the Great Generals series, Donald A. Davis paints a familiar portrait of the enigmatic Confederate commander. Davis is co-author of the New York Times best seUer Shooter: The Autobiography of the Top-Ranked Marine Sniper and author of Lightning Strike: The secret Mission to Kill Admiral Yamamoto and Avenge Pearl Harbor.
The Jackson who emerges from these pages is a leader shrouded in mystery. Drawn to West Point by the prospect of a free education,...