Glorious Courage : John Pelham in the Civil War

sinceuntil now.In;Glorious Courage, historian Sarah Kay Bierle reconsiders Pelhamextraordinary, if short, life by drawing on primary and secondary sources and her extensive knowledge of the battlefields. Pelhamzest for living carried him from Alabama to the military academy at West Point, while his zeal in command of the Stuart Horse Artillery earned him well-deserved plaudits. But like every other man who served the Confederate cause, the remarkable young officer was a human being with flaws. He deserves his place in history as he lived it, not varnished with the perspectives shoved upon him by later generations. [Publisher's Text]