Waugh, a distinguished journalist, gives to his story of the class a special and very human dimension that is missing from their standard biographies and autobiographies.” “If asked to list my dozen favorite Civil War books, The Class of 1846 would be included…. Drawing heavily on the rich reservoir of letters, diaries, and personal accounts, it is a collective biography of masterful proportions, as vivid and engrossing as fiction in its recreation of these brilliant figures and their pivotal roles in the turbulent America of the 19th century. They fought in three wars, produced twenty generals and left the nation a lasting legacy of bravery, brilliance, and bloodshed.This award-winning book is an intimate chronicle that traces the lives of these unforgettable men - their training as cadets, their personalities, and the wars in which they fought, met their fates, and made their names immortal. Their names are legendary: Thomas (Stonewall) Jackson, George Brinton McClellan, Ambrose Powell Hill, Darius Nash Couch, George Edward Pickett, Cadmus Marcellus Wilcox, George Stoneman - just a few of the 59 men of this illustrious class. No single class of West Pointers is so indelibly prominent in American history as the antebellum class of 1846. A Main Selection of the History Book Club and winner of the New York Civil War Round Table’s Fletcher Pratt Award for the best nonfiction book of the Civil War published in 1994.
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