Book Description
Collection of 12 essays on the life, career, personality, military accomplishments of Irish Confederate General Patrick Ronayne Cleburne (1828-1864). From the Author:
"Here, then, are a series of essays that reveal Pat Cleburne for the man he truly was-the best and the brightest-a meteor blazing gloriously in a clouded sky!" (Wiley Sword ---The Confederacy's Last Hurrah) From the Inside Flap:
The life of Patrick Cleburne was the stuff of epics and novels. From a teenage runaway to a lowly private in Wellington's Army, he was thrown on his own resources at an early age, while the Ireland of his youth mounted a call for independence. He came to America as impoverished gentry, to seek a new start from the ravages of the Great Famine, and on his own merit he carved a life in the young frontier town of Helena, Arkansas.
Shaped by the harshness of the British Army, and his Irish heritage, his concept of freedom was more political than inalienable. When his adopted country was ripped apart by war, Cleburne followed his conscience, coming from nowhere to gain fame and immortality as the highest ranking Irishman of either army, and the most capable division commander of the Confederate army. From Shiloh to Jonesboro Cleburne won glory for the Army of Tennessee. His spirit was a meteor shining brightly, whose trail blazed out abruptly at Franklin, Tennessee on November 30, 1864.
The essays featured here, covering the highlights of his life with thoughtful and well-documented insight, reveal his heart and provide a compelling read.
About the Author:
Mauriel Phillips Joslyn is author or editor of five books about the Civil War. She has lectured and written extensively on the war, and was nominated Georgia Author of the Year for 1996.
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