Rebel Yell is biography that encompasses Stonewall Jackson’s rise to fame. It is segregated into five main sections. The various sections take us from the unknown country boy at West Point to the brilliant general that emerged during the Civil War. Rebel Yell accurately conveys his personality, military exploits, as well as the legend that is Stonewall. The reader is first given a brief glimpse of Jackson beginning with his childhood all the way to becoming a professor. It also discusses his actions in the Mexican American War. With this you are given a window into Jackson’s emotions and you are get to bear witness to the transformation of Stonewall. Thus allowing you to establish a familiarity with him before diving more in depth into his life. The reader is …show more content…
He points out Jackson’s military genius but Gwynne also exposes that Jackson’s lack of personal care could hinder his brilliance. This being said while the book might not have an overly perceptible bias it still is written about Jackson and the outstanding abilities he had. The purpose of this book is to give insight into Stonewall Jackson who is most often viewed as mysterious, unemotional, and unyielding. It peels back the layers that surround him and lay bare Jackson’s simple convictions that lead him throughout his adult life. With this revelation you also see the intense emotions that Jackson did have but keep them unseen by everyone except his closest family and friends. The author made sure to talk about how important faith was in Stonewall’s life and how it shaped his views and actions in war. The last chapter of the book concluded Rebel Yell in an exemplary way. The book was wonderfully written with a lot of effort and research put into it. The author spent most of four years researching Jackson before finally starting to write the book. This book has earned its place as a New York Best