The Long Roll

Mary Johnston's sweeping Civil War novel following Confederate soldiers, including the campaigns of Stonewall Jackson, through the ordeal of the American war.

At a glance The long roll of the drums calls men from field and hearth into the grinding machinery… What it's about Mary Johnston tells the story of the American Civil War from the… The narrative gives particular attention to the fighting in Virginia and to the… Interwoven with the military history are the personal stories of those who fight and…

Mary Johnston tells the story of the American Civil War from the Southern side, following soldiers and the people bound to them through the early campaigns of the conflict.