Book Description
G. Campbell Brown’s eagerness to report all he saw—from the quotidian to the bloodcurdling—makes his writings among the finest to come out of the Civil War. Brown’s fascinating memoir details his service under General Richard S. Ewell during the campaigns of First Manassas, the Shenandoah Valley, the Seven Days, Second Manassas, and Gettysburg, and under Joseph E. Johnston at Vicksburg. His correspondence and memoranda form a suspenseful recounting of the Overland Campaign, the siege of Richmond, and a harrowing retreat that ended with the capture of Brown and Ewell at Sayler’s Creek. Such leaders as Ewell, Johnston, Robert E. Lee (whose daughter Brown tried to marry), "Stonewall" Jackson, and Jubal A. Early come to life in rich anecdotes and occasional critiques of their wartime actions.
About the Author
Terry L. Jones, a professor of history at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, is the author of Lee’s Tigers: The Louisiana Infantry in the Army of Northern Virginia; Cemetery Hill; and The Historical Dictionary of the Civil War. He is the editor of The Civil War Memoirs of Captain William J. Seymour: Reminiscences of a Louisiana Tiger.
Campbell Brown's Civil War: With Ewell and the Army of Northern Virginia FROM THE PUBLISHER
The Civil War writings of G. Campbell Brown - cousin, stepson, and staff officer of famed Confederate General Richard S. Ewell - have been long recognized by scholars as a trove of insight into the high command of Robert E. Lee's army. Brown's memoir, letters, diaries, and memoranda provide a comprehensive account of the major campaigns in the north Virginia theater. Terry L. Jones has performed an invaluable service by gathering these widely scattered but oft-cited primary sources into a deftly edited volume.
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