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A review by wellejj
Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson by S.C. Gwynne
4.0
Every time I read about the Civil War, I always wonder how the North actually ends up winning. I mean, granted the North has more troops and more industry and it kinda seems like a foregone conclusion, but then you get into it and Lincoln is in a never ending game of general roulette, complete with giving notorious wuss/bitch George McClellan chance after chance despite the fact that McClellan uses every excuse in the book not to attack.
But that's a diatribe for another day.
After this, I'm fairly convinced that the South was doomed from the second Stonewall dies. The man was a galvanizing figure with a military mind ahead of his time. It takes a special breed in war to be respected by both sides, and yet Jackson was able to do so (and it's well deserved). This book does a great job of highlighting Jackson's Civil War days along with providing insight into the man himself. A very interesting read.
And seriously. McClellan sucks.
But that's a diatribe for another day.
After this, I'm fairly convinced that the South was doomed from the second Stonewall dies. The man was a galvanizing figure with a military mind ahead of his time. It takes a special breed in war to be respected by both sides, and yet Jackson was able to do so (and it's well deserved). This book does a great job of highlighting Jackson's Civil War days along with providing insight into the man himself. A very interesting read.
And seriously. McClellan sucks.