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Prussian-born cartographer Oscar Hinrichs was a key member of Stonewall Jackson's staff, and worked alongside such prominent Confederate leaders as Joe Johnston and Jubal Early. Hinrichs's detailed wartime journals, published here for the first time, shed new light on mapmaking as a tool of war.

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Educated, dedicated, articulate, and headstrong, [Oscar Hinrichs] left behind a record of his wartime experiences well worth reading." - Army History

"Williams has brought [Hinrichs] back to life through his vivid writings." - Civil War Times

"A treasure trove of detailed observation and candid insight." - The Civil War Round Table of the District of Columbia

"An indispensable source for studying the Army of Northern Virginia from the Peninsula campaign until the end of the war." - The Civil War Monitor

Stonewalls Prussian Mapmaker

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    A Paperback / softback by Richard Brady Williams, Robert K. Krick

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      Publisher The University of North Carolina Press
      Published 28 February 2020
      ISBN-13 9781469659107
      978-1469659107
      ISBN-10 1469659107

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Prussian-born cartographer Oscar Hinrichs was a key member of Stonewall Jackson's staff, and worked alongside such prominent Confederate leaders as Joe Johnston and Jubal Early. Hinrichs's detailed wartime journals, published here for the first time, shed new light on mapmaking as a tool of war.

      Trade Review
      Educated, dedicated, articulate, and headstrong, [Oscar Hinrichs] left behind a record of his wartime experiences well worth reading." - Army History

      "Williams has brought [Hinrichs] back to life through his vivid writings." - Civil War Times

      "A treasure trove of detailed observation and candid insight." - The Civil War Round Table of the District of Columbia

      "An indispensable source for studying the Army of Northern Virginia from the Peninsula campaign until the end of the war." - The Civil War Monitor

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