STONEWALL JACKSON: A MILITARY BIOGRAPHY

Cooke (John Esten)

470 pages.  1st edition.  Hard back.  Cloth on board.  Frontispiece.  The cover is worn and stained, substantial wear and tear to spine. Binding is tight.  Foxing and some minor staining to beginning and end pages.  Narrative text with maps.  Published 1866.

STONEWALL JACKSON
A Military Biography with a portrait & maps.

The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union. 

 Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (January 21, 1824 – May 10, 1863) was a Confederate general and military officer who served during the American Civil War. He played a prominent role in nearly all military engagements in the eastern theater of the war until his death. Military historians regard him as one of the most gifted tactical commanders in U.S. history.

Born in what was then part of Virginia (now in West Virginia), Jackson received an appointment to the United States Military Academy, graduating in the class of 1846. He served in the United States Army during the Mexican–American War, distinguishing himself at the Battle of Chapultepec. From 1851 to 1861, he taught at the Virginia Military Institute.

When Virginia seceded from the United States in May 1861 after the Battle of Fort Sumter, Jackson joined the Confederate States Army. He distinguished himself commanding a brigade at the First Battle of Bull Run in July, providing crucial reinforcements and beating back a fierce Union assault. Thus Barnard E. Bee compared him to a "stone wall", which became his enduring nickname.

Jackson performed exceptionally well in various campaigns over the next two years. On May 2, 1863, he was accidentally shot by Confederate pickets. He lost his left arm to amputation. Weakened by his wounds, he died of pneumonia eight days later. Jackson's death proved a severe setback for the Confederacy. After his death, his military exploits developed a legendary quality, becoming an important element of the pseudohistorical ideology of the "Lost Cause"

Cooke was an American author and soldier who served in the Civil War as a staff officer for J. E. B. Stuart and William N. Pendleton. This firsthand experience provides unique insight into the campaigns and battles described in the book. 

The book covers Jackson's full life, from his early years and his time at West Point to his military career in the Mexican War and his famous actions in the Civil War, including the Seven Days Battles, the Northern Virginia Campaign, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and his final engagement at Chancellorsville. 

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