The great partnership : Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and the fate of the Confederacy / Christian B. Keller
- Author:
- Keller, Christian B.
- Additional Titles:
- Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and the fate of the Confederacy
- Published:
- New York : Pegasus Books, 2019.
- Copyright Date:
- ©2019
- Edition:
- First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
- Physical Description:
- xxiii, 328 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Contents:
- "A great national calamity has befallen us" -- "I am willing to follow him blindfolded." : Lee, Jackson, and Confederate strategic imperatives -- "God blessed our arms with another victory." : the partnership created -- "I trust that God is going to bless us with great success." : the partnership perfected -- "Well General, you may try it." : Chancellorsville -- "Who can fill his place I do not know." : the partnership broken -- "If Jackson had been there I would have succeeded." : Lee, Pennsylvania, and strategic contingencies -- Appendix: insights on leadership drawn from the Lee-Jackson partnership.
- Summary:
- The story of the unique relationship between Lee and Jackson, two leaders who chiseled a strategic path forward against the odds and almost triumphed.
- Subject(s):
- Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870—Friends and associates
- Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863—Friends and associates
- Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863
- Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870
- Confederate States of America. Army—Friends and associates
- Confederate States of America. Army
- American Civil War (1861-1865)
- 1861-1865
- Generals—Confederate States of America—Friends and associates
- Generals—United States—Friends and associates
- Friendship
- United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States
- United States—Confederate States of America
- Genre(s):
- ISBN:
- 9781643131344 hardcover
1643131346 hardcover - Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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