Stonewall's Man: Sandie Pendleton
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (932 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0807848751 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Another forgotten hero" according to Andrew S. Rogers. It's not often that staff officers receive the kind of attention combat commanders do, but even in the War Between the States, when staff officers frequently had as much front-lines time as private soldiers, Sandie Pendleton was something exceptional. W.G. Bean does an excellent job showing . "Stonewall Jackson's Right Hand Man" according to Leonard J. Wilson. Stonewall's Man, by W.G. Bean, is the biography of Alexander Swift "Sandie" Pendleton, 18Stonewall Jackson's Right Hand Man Leonard J. Wilson Stonewall's Man, by W.G. Bean, is the biography of Alexander Swift "Sandie" Pendleton, 1841-64, who is best known as Chief of Staff to General T. J. "Stonewall" Jackson during the American Civil War. Bean, Professor of History at Washington and Lee University, focuses on Sandie's life and fa. 1-6Stonewall Jackson's Right Hand Man Leonard J. Wilson Stonewall's Man, by W.G. Bean, is the biography of Alexander Swift "Sandie" Pendleton, 1841-64, who is best known as Chief of Staff to General T. J. "Stonewall" Jackson during the American Civil War. Bean, Professor of History at Washington and Lee University, focuses on Sandie's life and fa. , who is best known as Chief of Staff to General T. J. "Stonewall" Jackson during the American Civil War. Bean, Professor of History at Washington and Lee University, focuses on Sandie's life and fa. "Very interesting" according to Evelyn J. Cromwell. This is very interesting book on the campaigns of Stonewall Jackson. Reading it you feel like you are there during the battles.
Early."Saturday Review" . S. Ewell, and Jubal A. S. A thoroughly convincing portrait."Virginia Magazine of History and Biography""This story of youth, romance, and tragedy is intimate."Georgia Historical Quarterly"""Bean takes the reader behind the scenes in the headquarters of Jackson, R. Early."Saturday Review""This story of youth, romance, and tragedy is intimate."Georgia Historical Quarterly"Bean takes the reader behind the scenes in the headquarters of Jackson, R. Ewell, and Jubal A
First published by UNC Press in 1959, this biography tells the story of Alexander (Sandie) Swift Pendleton, a high-spirited and intelligent Confederate staff officer from Virginia who, at the age of twenty-two, won the confidence, admiration, and affection of Stonewall Jackson. Pendleton began as ordnance officer of the Stonewall Brigade of the Army of the Shenandoah in the spring of 1861. By January of 1863, he had become chief of staff of the famed Second Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia and was recognized as a brilliant staff officer-even as "Stonewall's Man" Wou