All Things for Good: The Steadfast Fidelity of Stonewall Jackson
All Things for Good: The Steadfast Fidelity of Stonewall Jackson (Leaders in Action Series) J. Steven Wilkins, George Grant
Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing
ISBN: 1581822251
Edition: Hardcover; 2004-07
Summary:
Dubbed "Stonewall" following the battle of First Manassas in July
1861, Thomas Jackson has long been revered as a brilliant military
leader and tactician and as one of the most adroit Confederate
commanders. The man himself is a study in contrasts: justifiably
feared by his enemies and completely beloved by his men. J. Steven
Wilkins examines the life and character of Jackson. His research
reveals a man humble and sincere in his Christian faith, which stands
in stark contrast with the generals reputation as a ferocious
warrior. Shortly after his graduation from West Point in 1846,
Jackson served in the Mexican War in 1848, where he became one of the
most decorated heroes of the conflict and received promotion to the
brevetted rank of major. He left the army in 1851 to accept a
teaching position at the Virginia Military Institute, resigning his
commission in the army a year later. In 1859 he led a contingent of
cadets to maintain order during the trial and ensuing execution of
John Brown. When Jackson departed VMI in 1861 to join the Confederate
army, he was immediately commissioned a colonel and within months was
promoted to the rank of brigadier general. Mortally wounded by
friendly fire in May 1863, he "more than anyone else, personified the
compelling and the virtuous in what the subsequent generation would
label The Lost Cause"James I. Robertson Jr.
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