General A. P. Hill: The Story of a Confederate Warrior » (1st Vintage Civil War library ed)

James I. Robertson, Jr., Alumni Distinguished Professor of History at Virginia Tech, is the recipient of the Bruce Catton Award and the Freeman-Nevins Award, as well as other honors for teaching and research in Civil War history. A native of Danville, Virginia, Robertson teaches the largest Civil War history call in the world and is the author/editor of many books and more than one hundred fifty articles on the Civil War period. Among his publications are The Stonewall Brigade, Civil War Sites in Virginia, and Tenting Tonight: The Soldier’s Story.

A.P. Hill, "Little Powell," Lee's forgotten general, was one of the ablest and most combative soldiers of the South. He graduated from West Point in 1847, saw service in the Mexican War, opted for the Confederacy after Secession.

Hill was fearless, always in the thick of it. His Light Division, so called for its speed of movement, was a perfect instrument for his abilities--quick, incisive, severe. He fought at Bull Run, Williamsburg, Harper's Ferry, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and The Wilderness. But his luck ran out at Petersburg where he was killed on the front lines on April 2, 1865.

"Based on a cache of Hill's papers only recently discovered, this excellent biography reveals a man of extraordinary energy and courage. Highly recommended." (B-O-T Editorial Review Board)