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General Richard Stoddert Ewell holds a unique place in the history of the Army of Northern Virginia. For four months Ewell was Stonewall Jackson's most trusted subordinate; when Jackson died, Ewell took command of the Second Corps, leading it at Gettysburg, the Wilderness, and Spotsylvania Court House. In this biography, Donald Pfanz presents the most detailed portrait yet of the man sometimes referred to as Stonewall Jackson's right arm. Drawing on a rich array of previously untapped original source materials, Pfanz concludes that Ewell was a highly competent general, whose successes on the battlefield far outweighed his failures. But Pfanz's book is more than a military biography. It also examines Ewell's life before and after the Civil War, including his years at West Point, his service in the Mexican War, his experiences as a dragoon officer in Arizona and New Mexico, and his postwar career as a planter in Mississippi and Tennessee. In all, Pfanz offers an exceptionally detailed portrait of one of the South's most important leaders.General Richard Stoddert Ewell holds a unique place in the history of the Army of Northern Virginia. For four months Ewell was Stonewall Jackson's most trusted subordinate; when Jackson died, Ewell took command of the Second Corps, leading it at Gettysburg, the Wilderness Campaign, and Spotsylvania Court House. By the end of the war he was in charge of the defense of Richmond. With this book, Donald Pfanz provides more than just a military biography. He also examines Ewell's life before and after the Civil War, offering an exceptionally detailed portrait of one of the South's most important leaders.—>
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780807888520 |
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| Publisher: | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Publication date: | 11/09/2000 |
| Series: | Civil War America |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 680 |
| Lexile: | 1220L (what's this?) |
| File size: | 11 MB |
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Table of Contents
Contents
Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Stony Lonesome Chapter 2. West Point Chapter 3. Not above His Merit Chapter 4. A Man Much Esteemed Chapter 5. To the Cannon's Mouth Chapter 6. Rayado and Los Lunas Chapter 7. A Belle of the First Water Chapter 8. Fort Buchanan Chapter 9. No Orders, No Orders Chapter 10. Hope and Love and Devotion Chapter 11. The Road to Glory Chapter 12. Attack at Daylight Chapter 13. A Question of Legs Chapter 14. The Men Are Willing to Follow Him Chapter 15. I Think We Have Them Now!
Chapter 16. A Little More Grape Chapter 17. Fallen Warrior Chapter 18. A Funeral and a Promotion Chapter 19. The Idol of His Corps Chapter 20. High Times in Pennsylvania Chapter 21. Gettysburg Chapter 22. The Natural Condition of Man Chapter 23. Autumn of Discontent Chapter 24. Petticoat Government Chapter 25. Strike the Enemy Wherever I Find Him Chapter 26. Struggle for the Muleshoe Chapter 27. I Am Unwilling to Be Idle at This Crisis Chapter 28. The Department of Richmond Chapter 29. The Jig Is Up!
Chapter 30. Fort Warren Chapter 31. Cotton Fever Chapter 32. Peace Epilogue. The Right Arm of Jackson
Appendix A. Ewell Family Genealogy Appendix B. Stoddert Family Genealogy Appendix C. Lizinka's Landholdings Appendix D. Ewell Cemetery Plots at Williamsburg Appendix E. Ewell's Staff Appendix F. The Ewell-at-Manassas Controversy Appendix G. A Chronology of Events on 24 May 1862
Appendix H. Auburn and Dunblane Appendix I. When Was Ewell Shot?
Appendix J. Ewell's Capture at Sailor's Creek Appendix K. Campbell Family Genealogy Notes Bibliography Index
Maps The West Mexican War New Mexico, 1850-1857
Arizona, 1857-1860
Fairfax Court House First Manassas Shenandoah Valley Front Royal and Winchester Cross Keys and Port Republic Gaines's Mill Malvern Hill Second Manassas and Ewell's Ambulance Route Second Winchester Gettysburg Campaign Gettysburg Fall 1863
The Wilderness Spotsylvania Court House Richmond and Petersburg Fort Harrison Richmond to City Point Sailor's Creek
Illustrations Richard S. Ewell Frontispiece Col. Jesse Ewell Ewell's sword Bel Air Halcyon House Four Chimney House Benjamin Stoddert Stoddert children West Point, ca. 184
Stephen W. Kearny Lizinka at age thirteen Lizinka as a young woman Battle of the Gila, 1857
Lizzie Ewell Patagonia Mine William and Mary faculty cemetery William "Extra Billy" Smith Campbell Brown Lizinka as an older woman Arnold Elzey Richard Taylor Isaac R. Trimble Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson Prayer in Stonewall Jackson's camp Ewell of the Valley George H. Steuart Jubal A. Early Dunblane Stonewall Jackson preparing for battle James A. Walker Edward Johnson Robert E. Rodes Joseph W. Latimer Robert E. Lee Morton's Hall John M. Jones John B. Gordon Benjamin S. Ewell Ewell's headquarters at the Chaffin farm The surrender of Ewell's corps at Sailor's Creek Mabel Appleton Lizinka's house in Nashville Harriot ("Hattie") Brown Turner Thomas T. Turner Spring Hill Lizinka C. ("Lily") Turner Susan Polk Brown The Ewells' tomb
What People are Saying About This
The absence of a detailed, scholarly study of Ewell has been one of the least explicable gaps in the annals of Confederate historiography. Donald C. Pfanz's work covers that lacuna so thoroughly that it is hard to imagine another serious Ewell biography anytime soon. . . . A superb biography of a fascinating man. The combination of dogged research, splendid prose, and an important topic ensure Ewell a place on any shelf of leading books about the Army of Northern Virginia.—Journal of Southern History
Fills an important void in the Civil War literature, while also providing valuable discussions of antebellum military life and a portrait of the planter class in the postwar South.—Journal of American History
By far the best biography of Ewell. The research is impressive.—American Historical Review
[Pfanz] raises interesting questions about Lee's military leadership and his relations with subordinates that have long been overlooked.—Choice
Through a combination of tremendous research and excellent writing, Pfanz has produced an outstanding biography of a man and soldier. He demonstrates that Ewell's rightful place is among Lee's great lieutenants, and for any student of the Army of Northern Virginia, this book is a must.—Charleston Post & Courier
Thanks to Donald Pfanz's thorough and careful treatment, Lee's most eccentric lieutenant has finally received a proper biography. Richard S. Ewell is a fine example of modern scholarship and will become the definitive word on the general for some time to come.—Columbiad
A shrewd, highly readable, and exhaustively researched account that restores Ewell's reputation as a skilled commander and one who stubbornly gave his all for the Lost Cause.—Kirkus Reviews
Through exhaustive research and incisive analysis, Donald Pfanz gives us an accurate picture of a general both colorful and courageous. At last 'Baldy Dick' Ewell has a worthy biography!—James I. Robertson Jr., author of Stonewall Jackson: The Man, the Soldier, the Legend
At once the most thoroughly researched, deeply thought-out, and best written account of the life of General Richard Ewell to date, Donald C. Pfanz's [biography] is as well the finest we are ever likely to get. In the process, it does much to rehabilitate Ewell's image both as a commander and a man, and instantly takes a place on the shelf of essential works on the Army of Northern Virginia.—William C. Davis, author of The Cause Lost: Myths and Realities of the Confederacy