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Stonewall of the West: Patrick Cleburne and the Civil War

Craig L. Symonds

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To Jefferson Davis, he was the "Stonewall of the West"; to Robert E. Lee he was "a meteor shining from a clouded sky"; and to Braxton Bragg, he was an officer "ever alive to a success." He was Patrick Ronayne Cleburne, one of the greatest of all Confederate field commanders. In Stonewall of the West, Craig Symonds offers the first full-scale critical biography of this compelling figure. He explores all the sources of Cleburne's commitment to the Southern cause, his growth as a combat leader from Shiloh to Chickamauga, and his emergence as one of the Confederacy's most effective field commanders at Missionary Ridge, Ringgold Gap, and Pickett's Mill. In addition, Symonds unravels the "mystery" of Spring Hill and recounts Cleburne's dramatic and untimely death (at the age of 36) at Franklin, Tennessee, where he charged the enemy line on foot after having had two horses shot from under him. Symonds also explores Cleburne's role in the complicated personal politics of the Army of Tennessee, as well as his astonishing proposal that the decimated Confederate ranks be filled by ending a slavery and arming blacks against the Union.

Book Details

  • Publisher: University Press of Kansas
  • Publish Date: Apr 8th, 1997
  • Pages: 340
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.01in - 6.05in - 0.77in - 1.05lb
  • EAN: 9780700609345
  • Categories: • Historical

About the Author

Symonds, Craig L.: -

Craig L. Symonds is professor of history at the U.S. Naval Academy and the author or editor of twelve other books including Lincoln Prize finalist Joseph E. Johnston: A Civil War Biography and three battlefield atlases.

Praise for this book

"This is the biography that Patrick Cleburne has long deserved. Scrupulously fair in his judgments, Symonds accords Cleburne full credit for his accomplishments even as he sweeps away the romantic gloss that has clung to the general for many generations."--Gary W. Gallagher, author of The Confederate War

"Fresh and thought provoking. An inspiration to all who appreciate the highest virtue and character under extreme hardship and disadvantage."--Wiley Sword, author of The Confederacy's Last Hurrah

"The finest biography of one of the Confederacy's finest fighting generals."--Albert Castel, author of Decision in the West

"Outstanding biography, fine battle history, and fascinating reading."--Steven E. Woodworth, author of Davis and Lee at War

"A highly readable work that provides insights into the dialogue between society, culture, and personality, on one side, and Civil War military leadership, on the other."--Journal of American History

"Symonds has produced what may truly be the lasting biography of the so-called Stonewall of the West."--Atlanta History

"A superb biography and the definitive book on Patrick Cleburne."--North & South

"Every student of the Civil War needs to read this insightful account."--Blue & Gray Magazine

"Should be in every Civil War collection."--Library Journal

"A fascinating story."--Washington Times