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- Page Count 466
- Publication Year 1994
- Publisher W. W. Norton & Company
- ISBN-13 9780393311303
Joseph E. Johnston
Archival Summary & Scope
*“Riveting. . . . A thoughtful biography.” ―New York Times Book Review*General Joseph E. Johnston commanded Confederate forces at the South's first victory (Manassas, 1861) and its last (Bentonville, 1865). Esteemed by many contemporaries as one of the war's greatest southern field commanders, second only to Robert E. Lee by some, Johnston was nevertheless an enigmatic figure. His battlefield victories often lacked decisiveness; he failed to relieve Vicksburg and famously retreated before Sherman's march through Georgia. His bitter feud with Jefferson Davis crippled the Confederacy's western campaign in 1864, creating a significant political divide. Craig L. Symonds provides the first comprehensive portrait of General Johnston, exploring both his public career and private life in this dramatic narrative.
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