Overview
At Cedar Mountain on August 9,1862, Stonewall Jackson exercised independent command of a campaign for the last time. Robert Krick untangles the myriad original accounts by participants on both sides of the battle to offer an illuminating portrait of the Confederate general commanding his troops under the extraordinary pressures of combat. From diaries, reminiscences, letters, and newspaper articles, Krick reconstructs a vivid and detailed account of the confrontation at Cedar Mountain and Jackson's victory there. |Robert Krick untangles the myriad accounts by participants who fought the battle on both sides, and he offers an illuminating portrait of the Confederate general commanding his troops under the extraordinary pressures of combat.
Full Product Details
Author: Robert K. Krick
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 4.10cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.835kg
ISBN: 9780807818879
ISBN 10: 0807818879
Pages: 424
Publication Date: 30 June 1990
Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Undergraduate
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: Awaiting stock
Reviews
Krick sets a standard for other military historians who practice the difficult genre of battle study. North Carolina Historical Review Krick's lively writing style . . . will impress any reader. [This book] is an important addition to modern Civil War literature. America's Civil War A masterful job. . . . A model of what a battle narrative should be. Virginia Magazine of History and Biography A model for battle narratives. ALA Booklist A model for battle narratives. ( ALA Booklist)
Krick's lively writing style . . . will impress any reader. [This book] is an important addition to modern Civil War literature. America's Civil War
Krick sets a standard for other military historians who practice the difficult genre of battle study. North Carolina Historical Review A model for battle narratives. ( ALA Booklist) A model for battle narratives. ALA Booklist A masterful job. . . . A model of what a battle narrative should be. Virginia Magazine of History and Biography Krick's lively writing style . . . will impress any reader. [This book] is an important addition to modern Civil War literature. America's Civil War
"Krick sets a standard for other military historians who practice the difficult genre of battle study. ""North Carolina Historical Review"" Krick's lively writing style . . . will impress any reader. [This book] is an important addition to modern Civil War literature.""America's Civil War"" A masterful job. . . . A model of what a battle narrative should be. ""Virginia Magazine of History and Biography"" A model for battle narratives.""ALA Booklist"" A model for battle narratives. (""ALA Booklist)"
Krick's lively writing style . . . will impress any reader. [This book] is an important addition to modern Civil War literature.<p> America's Civil War
Author Information
Robert K. Krick is author of several books, including Lee's Colonels, Conquering the Valley, and, most recently, The Smoothbore Volley That Doomed the Confederacy. He lives in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
