A Bullet For Stonewall - Hardcover

King, Benjamin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0882897683 ISBN 13: 9780882897684

Publisher: Pelican Publishing, 1990

Synopsis

On the night of May 2, 1863, the
South's most beloved general, Thomas J. Stonewall Jackson, was shot while
reconnoitering the Union defenses near Chancellorsville, Virginia. On May 10, he
died of pneumonia which he contracted as a result of his weakened condition. It
had always been assumed that he was accidentally shot by his own men, and the
incident was dismissed as an act of capricious fate.

With this novel, author Benjamin
King makes a startling, thought-provoking contribution to the genre of
speculative historical fiction. Was Jackson mistakenly shot by his own men as
the historians tell us or was he the victim of an elaborate assassination plot
devised in the highest levels of the Union government?

Following the resounding
Confederate victory at Fredericksburg, the government in Washington was thrown
into a panic. Salmon Portland Chase, Secretary of the Treasury, realized that
the North must act quickly or the war would be lost. A plan began to
materialize, one which would permanently cripple the South by depriving it of
its most capable, most irreplaceable corps commander, Stonewall Jackson.

Painstakingly researched, A
Bullet for Stonewall traces the movements of a Union assassin as he
operates behind Southern lines, waiting for the one opportunity that will assure
the North of victory.

A native of New Haven, Connecticut,
Benjamin King now resides in Newport News, Virginia. A graduate of the
University of Connecticut, he served in Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division
and was awarded the Bronze Star for heroism. King is former military historian
for the Casemate Museum at Fort Monroe. Currently, he designs simulations for
the U.S. Army Transportation School.

About this title

About the Author

Benjamin King serves as command historian for the U. S. Army Transportation Center and Fort Eustis. He served in Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division (the Screaming Eagles), and was awarded both the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. King's military service has included work with the Pershing missile systems, and his experience and knowledge have led to published articles in Field Artillery Journal and Vietnam magazine , as well as an appearance on the Discovery Channel's Machines That Won the War . His two other historical novels, A Bullet for Stonewall and A Bullet for Lincoln , are both published by Pelican.

Reviews

History tells us that Stonewall Jackson, the South's greatest military strategist, was accidentally shot and killed by his own men, a fact that may have altered the outcome of the Civil War. In this speculative historical novel, King, a military historian, explores his own alternate theory; namely, that a Northern cabinet member ordered Stonewall's assassination. The reader follows the machinations of "the Spy" as his path crosses that of a handsome, courageous, and thoroughly likable Confederate captain who discovers the plot but fails to thwart it. Espionage, romance, and history combine in an engrossing tale. Recommended for public libraries.
- Florence Scarinci, Nassau Community Coll. Lib., Garden City, N.Y.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pelican Publishing
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0882897683
• ISBN 13: 9780882897684
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272