The Gallant Dead: Union and Confederate Generals Killed in the Civil War
- ISBN-10
- 0811748723
- ISBN-13
- 9780811748728
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 416
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005-04-21
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books
- Author
- Derek Smith
Description
Covers the deaths of 124 generals, including Stonewall Jackson, Albert Sidney Johnston, Jeb Stuart, James B. McPherson, John Reynolds, and numerous others
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