General James B. McPherson: The Star-Crossed Knight Of the Union

Thorough, expansive, and meticulously researched, General James B. McPherson: The Star-Crossed Knight of the Union by author and historian Thomas Waldsmith offers the biography of a young general who by his courage, ambition and fortitude rose to command an entire army and whose death was felt deeply by friend and foe alike. First as a brigadier general, then as a Corps commander, and eventually the general of the entire Army of the Tennessee, James B. McPherson was an integral part in the success of Grant's military campaigns. His participation included the battles of Raymond, Jackson, Champion Hill, and Vicksburg. Told through narratives, personal letters, and recorded correspondences from his comrades, military peers, and ordinary soldiers, this definitive and comprehensive guide is broken into twenty-three manageable chapters and shares the story of a great son of the State of Ohio.