At Cedar Mountain on August 91862 Stonewall Jackson exercised independentcommand of a campaign for the last time. Robert Krick untangles the myriadoriginal acco... » 

At Cedar Mountain on August 91862 Stonewall Jackson exercised independentcommand of a campaign for the last time. Robert Krick untangles the myriadoriginal accounts by participants on both sides of the battle to offer anilluminating portrait of the Confederate general commanding his troops underthe extraordinary pressures of combat. From diaries reminiscences lettersand newspaper articles Krick reconstructs a vivid and detailed account of theconfrontation at Cedar Mountain and Jacksons victory there. «