Look! There is Jackson standing like a stone wall. Rally behind the Virginians! With these words General Bee ensured the reputation of Thomas Jonathan Jackson and his troops who were fighting alongside him at the battle of the First Bull Run (July 1861). This reputation was enhanced in Jackson's Shenandoah Valley campaign and other operations where the Stonewall Brigade 's actions gained the praise of their Confederate compatriots and the respect of their enemies. This book examines the uniforms; equipment; history and organization of the Brigade and its combat experience during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Detailed maps and contemporary illustrations accompany this account of their major engagements.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Heroine for All Lovers of FreedomBy ChimonshoDona Isabel is an unjustly neglected figure in Latin American and world history. Barman's well-researched study will do much to restore her to scholarly attention; though it is less likely to reach a popular audience. Isabel achieved two primary distinctions. As regent for her father Pedro II; she was the first modern female head of state in the Americas. Second and more important; she contributed significantly to slavery's demise in Brazil; the last Western Hemisphere state to abolish that institution (though not the practice; which still persists today). During her first regency in 1871-72 she encouraged and aided passage of the Law of Free Womb; freeing all slave-born children from 1871. In her third stint as regent (1887-88) she supported and signed the Ley Aureale (Golden Law) of May 13; 1888; finally abolishing slavery in a country where it had flourished for centuries. It is tempting to assume that Isabel sought these changes behind Pedro's back; but Brazil's "bourgeois emperor" was progressive on that issue; though also a cautious gradualist. Brazil still celebrates 5/13 as a national holiday; one with great meaning for black Brazilians (cf. C.M. de Jesus; "Child of the Dark"); but Afro-Brazilians increasingly deplore the denial of freedom's promise. Slaves themselves played major roles in abolishing that status (read the unforgettable documents in R.E. Conrad ed; "Children of God's Fire"); so it is somewhat misleading to focus on the elite politics of abolition. As Frederick Douglass memorably noted; those "who would be free must themselves strike the first blow." And; in Brazil; the last as well.Unfortunately some parts of the book are boring; but that is instructive in itself. Many hereditary 19C elites; especially royalty; were personally dull and led boring lives due to circumscribed routines and pampered indolence. Isabel yearned for a larger permanent role in state affairs; but apart from her regencies Pedro successfully limited her contributions --- a pity; since she was able and politically astute. As Barman's subtitle suggests; her gender limited her power. She nevertheless left a crucial mark in history; an all-too-rare instance of a woman who really did shape past and present alike. As for slavery in contemporary Brazil; A Luta Continua ("the struggle continues"); and Dona Isabel still inspires it.
