New Republic, 1928
I defy anyone of uncynical mind to read this book and not to have another hero in his heart.


Boston Transcript, 1928
It is one of the most delectable, shrewd, and instructive of military biographies, a wholly delightful and often challenging piece of work.


Book Description
Rapidly paced biography of the Confederate general by a major literary figure.


About the Author
Allen Tate (1899-1979), poet novelist, and critic, was one of this century's preeminent men of letters.