In a few short months in the Shenandoah Valley, Stonewall Jackson rewrote military history. Accompanied by George Patton's great-uncle and a staff of able subordinates, the Bible-quoting general used his own unique view of past military doctrine to defeat a series of converging enemy armies. American military strategy has never been the same since. Jackson's aggressive personality enabled him to constantly maintain the initiative. While cloaking his own operations in tight security, he was often able to discern the aims of his opponent. Frequently outnumbered, he managed to keep enemy units separated, and to defeat them in detail. Jackson was able to co-ordinate infantry, cavalry, and artillery operations, and was particularly successful in turning the normally slow-moving infantry into an effective mobile strike force.Jackson's Valley Campaign is supplemented by sidebars on famous units, weapons, incidents, and in-depth personality profiles of Jackson and his opponents. Complete orders of battle and special maps that clearly illustrate Jackson's operational doctrine are enhanced by unique charts that show the distances and rates of march of Jackson's "foot cavalry" between all major points in the Shenandoah Valley.In the long-awaited revision of his out-of-print classic, the author describes Jackson's war of maneuver and the tactical ideas it represented, without losing sight of the individuals and units on both sides who tested military theory with their lives. John C. Frémont, "Napoleon" Banks, Turner Ashby, Belle Boyd, the Louisiana Tigers, Blenker's German Division, and the Stonewall Brigade all live again in this colorful but thoughtfully written account.
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Dr. David G. Martin has written numerous books of military history including The Vicksburg Campaign, The Shiloh Campaign, The Philadelphia Campaign, and Confederate Monuments at Gettysburg.
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Jackson was a very logical choice to send to Winchester in the fall of 1861. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
advance brigade, foot cavalry Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Port Republic, Harpers Ferry, Front Royal, Stonewall Jackson, Cross Keys, New Market, New York, North River, West Point, Shenandoah Valley, Civil War, South River, Twin Battles, Valley Turnpike, Joe Johnston, Luray Valley, South Fork, Turner Ashby, First Bull Run, Jackson Moves North, North Fork, Jackson Takes Command, Shenandoah River, The Kernstown Operation, Conrad's Store New!
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Jackson was a very logical choice to send to Winchester in the fall of 1861. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
advance brigade, foot cavalry Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Port Republic, Harpers Ferry, Front Royal, Stonewall Jackson, Cross Keys, New Market, New York, North River, West Point, Shenandoah Valley, Civil War, South River, Twin Battles, Valley Turnpike, Joe Johnston, Luray Valley, South Fork, Turner Ashby, First Bull Run, Jackson Moves North, North Fork, Jackson Takes Command, Shenandoah River, The Kernstown Operation, Conrad's Store New!
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- Stonewall Jackson (Great Generals) by Donald A. Davis on page 193, and Back Matter
- DESTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTION (Eye Witness to the Civil War) by Richard Taylor on page 182, and Back Matter
- They Called Him Stonewall by B. Davis in Back Matter
- Sheridan in the Shenandoah: 2nd Edition (Stackpole) by Edward J. Stackpole in Back Matter
- The Civil War: In the Writings of Col. G.F.R. Henderson by G. F. R. Henderson in Back Matter
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