Publisher's Synopsis
THE WAR IN THEIR OWN WORDS The Stainless Banner presents a true history of the Confederate soldier. His story, written while the sounds of battle were still ringing in his ears. To read his accounts is to join the soldier as he follows his generals in the advances and the long retreats. To revel in the friendships he made, the losses he suffered, and the war he endured. To learn Confederate history from those who actually made it. Volume 4 examines the Gettysburg Controversy, the death of Jeb Stuart, and the battles of Murfreesboro, Five Forks, Cedar Creek, Seven Pines, and Fort Sumter. Told through official reports, eyewitness testimony, and battle analyses by field officers and staff members, The Stainless Banner offers stunning, first person accounts from authors who fought on both sides of the war. The Stainless Banner is an everlasting memorial of this trying time in our nation's history. The Stainless Banner is a roll call of the famous: Robert E. Lee, Jubal Early, Jeb Stuart, Nathan Bedford Forrest, John B. Gordon, Joseph Johnston, and P.G.T. Beauregard. Heroes all! To read the pages of The Stainless Banner is to enter a long ago era, when the men of the South chose to leave their loved ones to defend their homes and liberty.
