The Civil Wars of General Joseph E. Johnston, Confederate States Army: Volume 1: Virginia and Mississippi, 1861-1863 - (Richard M. McMurry - CA) jeff The Fateful Lightning: A Novel

The Fateful Lightning: A Novel of the Civil War

thought-provoking volumes

it's the true story of the three Supreme Court trials of the first slave freed by a young lawyer

argument begins instantly and typically runs in circles

and his role in developing wartime policy in support of slavery's fugitives as the nation advanced toward emancipation

The Civil Wars of General Joseph E. Johnston, Confederate States Army: Volume 1: Virginia and Mississippi, 1861-1863 - (Richard M. McMurry - CA) jeff The Fateful Lightning: A Novelby Richard M. McMurry Joseph Eggleston Johnston was one of the original five full Confederate generals. He graduated West Point in the same 1829 class as Robert E. Lee and served in the War with Mexico, the Seminole Wars in Florida, and in Texas and Kansas. By 1860 Johnston was widely looked upon as one of Americas finest military officers. During the Civil War he commanded armies in Virginia, Georgia, and the Carolinas and served as commander of the