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The sound of the yell has been the subject of much discussion. Gwynne captures the complex character and military genius of stonewall jackson. The book provides a thorough account of a littleknown aspect of jacksons career his 1851 dispute with a superior officer in florida in which. Gwynne joined friends of the lbj library members to speak about his recent book rebel yell. The books title is of course, the name given the actual screech of charging confederate soldiers that sent chills up the spine of yankee soldiers. Jackson once said he felt as safe in battle as in bed. There is some material from before the civil war but the book has the title rebel yell for a reason. The violence, passion, and redemption of stonewall jackson gwynne, s. Civil war soldiers, upon hearing the yell from afar, would quip that it was either jackson, or a rabbit, suggesting a similarity between the sound of the yell and a rabbits scream. The violence, passion, and redemption of stonewall jackson by s c gwynne online at alibris. Stonewall jackson has long been a figure of legend and romance. More to the point, it explains how jackson was so succesful. Gwynne delves deep into jacksons private life and traces jacksons brilliant twentyfourmonth career in the. This book provides, of course, focuses on the southern perspective and helps to provide a more complete understaning of the early campaigns in the eastern theater.
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