John Esten Cooke was a writer, not a soldier, yet his Civil War career took him from John Brown's raid, to General Lee's surrender and put him in touch with some of the greatest commanders in American history. This work first published in 1867, contains his best writing on the war.

The Life of Stonewall Jackson was written while John Esten Cooke was encamped with General Thomas Jackson and his troops during the Civil War. Based on his personal observations of the General, who was often compared to Napoleon, Cook combines them with information taken from official papers, contemporary narratives and personal acquaintances. "Stonewall" Jackson is considered by military authorities to have been an outstanding leader, skilled tactician and one of the ablest of the Confederate commanders. He earned his popular nickname at the First Battle of Bull Run (1861), where his troops...

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