![]() ![]() ![]() Jackson's unbending emphasis on discipline was at least as important to the Confederacy as his performance on the battlefield. Army, as a professor at Virginia Military Institute and as a Confederate general reflected consistent commitment to both principles. His behavior as a cadet in and an officer of the U.S. Robertson's principal contribution, however, is his demonstration that Jackson was shaped by a deep sense of duty and a profound religious faith. In the process, he explodes such familiar legends as Jackson's fondness for lemons and charges such as the one that Jackson fathered a child during his service in Mexico. Eschewing the romanticism of Clifford Dowdey (The Land They Fought For) and Frank Vandiver (Mighty Stonewall) as well as the theoretical approach exemplified in Charles Royster's The Destructive War, Robertson relates Jackson's life (1824-1863) from the available documentation. Hill The Stonewall Brigade), has written the definitive narrative biography of America's greatest battle captain. Robertson, a specialist in the Army of Northern Virginia (General A.P. ![]()
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