Stonewall's Man

272 pp., 6 x 9, 1

Paperback ISBN: 978-0-8078-4875-3
Published: June 2000

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First published by UNC Press in 1959, this biography tells the story of Alexander (Sandie) Swift Pendleton, a high-spirited and intelligent Confederate staff officer from Virginia who, at the age of twenty-two, won the confidence, admiration, and affection of Stonewall Jackson. Pendleton began as ordnance officer of the Stonewall Brigade of the Army of the Shenandoah in the spring of 1861. By January of 1863, he had become chief of staff of the famed Second Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia and was recognized as a brilliant staff officer--even as "Stonewall's Man." Wounded in the battle of Fisher's Hill, Pendleton died five days before his twenty-fourth birthday.

Based on diaries, letters, and manuscripts, the poignant and revealing story of Pendleton's life and Civil War experiences is set against a background of the campaigns in which he participated.

About the Author

W. G. Bean was Douglas Southall Freeman Professor of History at Washington and Lee University.
For more information about W. G. Bean, visit the Author Page.

Reviews

"In his perceptive biography of this talented and widely admired young Confederate officer, Bean takes the reader behind the scenes in the headquarters of Jackson, R. S. Ewell, and Jubal A. Early, the three generals under whom Pendleton served."--Saturday Review

"A thoroughly convincing portrait."--Virginia Magazine of History and Biography

"This story of youth, romance, and tragedy is intimate . . . as well as of wide implications."--Georgia Historical Quarterly