Stonewall Jackson

Stonewall Jackson

An outstanding commander and brilliant tactician, Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson led some of the most stunning campaigns of the Civil War, earning a storied place in military history. In this installment of A&E's popular "Biography" series, renowned Civil War historians and military experts examine period accounts and the general's battleground strategies, producing a revealing portrait of an impressive career.

Biography: Robert E Lee

Film:  Biography, Robert E Lee

Robert E. Lee's brilliance single-handedly kept the Confederacy in the Civil War long after its army should have been forced to surrender. Second in his class at West Point, Lee rose to the rank of colonel by the outbreak of the War Between the States. Choosing loyalty to his home state, Virginia, over his nation, the skilled tactician waged brilliant campaigns, whose stratagems are still studied in military academies worldwide.

Robert E Lee

He is celebrated by handsome equestrian statues in countless cities and towns across the American South, and by two postage stamps issued by the government he fought against during the four bloodiest years in American history. Nearly a century and a half after his death, Robert E. Lee, the leading Confederate general of the American Civil War, remains a source of fascination and, for some, veneration. This two-hour film examines the life and reputation of the Confederacy's pre-eminent general, whose military successes made him the scourge of the Union and the hero of the Confederacy during the Civil War, and who was elevated to almost god-like status by his admirers after his death.