In all the days of future years
His name and fame shall shine—
The stubborn, iron captain
Of our old Virginia line!
And men shall tell their children,
Though all other memories fade,
That they fought with Stonewall Jackson
In the old "Stonewall Brigade!"

Stonewall Jackson’s Civil War career remains one of the most stirring chapters in the history of America. While flames of fury swept the North and South, General Jackson led the Confederates in battles now steeped in history—Bull Run, Richmond, Chancellorsville.

The famous journalist, Jonathan Daniels, writes Jackson’s story with clarity and a keen sense of the dramatic. We see a quiet and wistful child growing up in the backwoods of Virginia, surrounded by sickness, insecurity and death. We see his determined years at West Point, and his successful part in the Mexican War.

Here is the story of a man who believed in striking fast, hard, and where it would hurt. While sounds of the Rebel yell split the air, he drove, marched and pressed his men. They complained, but they loved him and would die for him. He gave them victory and a pride often lit by humor.

Not only the exciting story of one man, this book is also the gripping account of one of the greatest wars ever fought.

From the dust jacket