Soldier of the South

"Edward J. Hagerty's Soldier of the South is a grand and thoroughly written biography of Richard H. Anderson, an important senior commander under Robert E. Lee whose life has evaded such scrutiny until now."—Gregory J.W. Temple University, author of Custer Victorious

"Anyone interested in the antebellum U.S. Army, the military campaigns of the Civil War's Eastern Theater and Reconstruction Era South Carolina should read this very thoughtful and deeply researched biography."—Keith S. Bohannon, University of West Georgia

"Ed Hagerty has written a first-rate biography of the most enigmatic lieutenant general in Lee's army, introducing us to a man we never knew."—Francis Augustín O'Reilly, historian, author of The Fredericksburg Campaign