FATED STARS - Virginia Brigadier Generals Killed in the Civil War 1861 - 1865

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Fated Stars
Virginia Brigadier Generals
Killed in the Civil War
1861 - 1865
Written by
Albert E. Harris
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Published by Thomas Publications, in 2000
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Condition : Very Good, unused condition.
May have a very slight wear to the very edges of the cover
from shipping / storage. Only flaw is a discolored circle on the front cover.
There was an old store price sticker there, which has been removed.
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111 pages, portraits, extensive footnotes and bibliography
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From the back cover
"The South commissioned 296 brigadier generals throughout the war.
No less than 73 were Virginians, a vivid testimony to the leadership availible
among the sons of the Old Dominion.  Of these, 16 brigadiers gave their lives
in the great conflict.  Unlike most contemporary generals of like rank, those of
Civil War vintage personally brought their troops into battle, leading by example.
Such heroic exposure was predestined to produce an uncommonly high percentage
of combat wounds, illness, and death, all a direct result of their inspiring leadership.
This narrative concentrates exclusively on those 16 Virginians who attained the grade
of brigadier in the Confederate service and made the ultimate sacrifice."
The Sixteen Generals are :
Robert S. Garnett : First Confederate General Killed in the War
Turner Ashby :  Stonewall Jackson's Cavalry Commander
Samuel Garland, Jr. : enlisted with the 11th Virginia Infantry
William E. Starke : Commander of the 2nd Louisiana Brigade
Elisha F. Paxton : Commander of the Stonewall Brigade
Martin E. Green :  Commander of a Mississippi Brigade under Van Dorn
Richard B. Garnett :  Commander in Pickett's Division, Killed at Gettysburg
Thomas J. Green : Commanded Texas Cavalry, Captured the USS Harriet Lane
John M. Jones :  Commander of Virginians in Ewell's Corp
Albert G. Jenkins :  Served under R.E. Lee, and John Hunt Morgan
James B. Terrill : enlisted with the 13th Virginia, originally commanded by A.P. Hill
William E. Jones : "Grumble Jones", commander of the Laurel Brigade
John R. Chambliss, Jr. :  Cavalry Commander under J.E.B. Stuart
Archibald C. Goodwin : Commander in Ramsuer's Division, Killed at Winchester in 1864
John Pegram : Commander in Early's Division, brother of artillerist William Pegram
James L. Dearing : Last Confederate General Killed in the War
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