Jack Says...

I read a couple of negative reviews on the book which doubted that the writer had done proper research.

I bought the kindle version of the book and started reading. One instance that the reviewer mentioned was about John Brown and saying that the book stated that he was executed in 1861. No. I got to that point of the book and it has the correct time period of John Browns execution and it does later mention that Jackson wrote a letter in 1861 about John Browns execution. Perhaps the reviewer was confused. Another point that the reviewer said was inaccurate was that Major General Robert E. Lee, a ranking officer, gave Jackson his first command at Harper's Ferry. His claim is that Lee was not a major general or ranking officer at that time. So I did the research and YES Robert E. Lee was appointed April 18th as a Major General, a ranking officer and he gave the orders to Jackson on the 26th of April.

So the book is right and the reviewer wrong. One of those cases where you don't believe the reviews.