The soundtrack of southern victory -- After the battle -- "All things work together ..." -- Fearful odds -- Icicles of blood -- An insubordinate frenzy -- A dazzling glimpse -- Following the footsteps -- Spirits of the place -- "God blessed our arms ..." -- An unconscious poet -- A talent for retreat -- The lion's mouth -- A lost battlefield -- The dead thick as blackbirds -- Their backs to the mountain -- The tired man -- Men falling continually -- Bloody ground -- The prize within their reach -- A melancholy field -- Leaving Richmond -- Jackson is with you! -- A strange, mysterious splendor -- A trail of cemeteries -- A brief pursuit -- The fortunes of war -- The most deadly fire -- The certainty of death -- Pain and happiness -- War so terrible -- A piece of gold braid -- Moss neck and belvoir -- The fallen sword -- "Let us cross over the river ..."
Summary:
"Historian Ben Cleary takes readers beyond the legend of Stonewall Jackson and directly onto the Civil War battlefields on which he fought, and where a country once again finds itself at a crossroads"-- Provided by publisher.
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