Shenandoah 1862 Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign - Cozzens, Peter 1957- (University of North Carolina Press, 2008)
Includes bibliographical references (pages (p. 583-612) and index
This war is a farce -- Daughter of the stars -- They ain't rigged out like Uncle Sam's men -- The dam[n] trip -- Our true policy is to attack -- Is not war a game of risks? -- Be careful not to be caught -- Dangers close-us round on every side -- We are very hard pressed now -- Keep that army in the valley -- We are in for it -- It seems very much like murder -- General Jackson was completely taken in -- Vacillation is our name -- Now we'll have war in earnest -- A country to fight for -- God blessed our arms with victory -- On your course may depend the fate of Richmond -- Go it, boys! Maryland whip Maryland! -- We must cut our way through! -- This is a crushing blow -- Attack at daylight -- A question of legs -- I was never so relieved in my life -- Save the bridge at Port Republic -- The preservation of our army depended on us -- I have lost confidence in Frémont -- All has gone wrong today -- The game cock of the valley -- Appendix: The opposing forces in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign
One of the most intriguing and storied episodes of the Civil War, the Valley Campaign has heretofore only been related from the Confederate point of view. Cozzens gives equal attention to both Union and Confederate perspectives. He offers new interpretations of the campaign and the reasons for Jackson's success, demonstrates instances in which the mythology that has come to shroud the campaign has masked errors on Jackson's part, and provides the first detailed appraisal of Union leadership in the Valley Campaign, with some surprising conclusions. Moving seamlessly between tactical details and