Quiet Competence: A New Biography Rediscovers The Confederate General Dubbed 'Old Straight'

Authors

Terrence J. Winschel

ISBN

807123404

Publisher

Louisiana State University Press

Abstract

Few names of Confederate officers who served in the Army of Tennessee come more quickly to mind than that of Alexander P. Stewart. "Old Straight," as he was affectionately called by his men, was an aggressive, hard-hitting, no-nonsense type of soldier who won renown on many bloody fields of battle. ....

DOI

10.31390/cwbr.1.1.23

Recommended Citation

Winschel, Terrence J. (1999) "Quiet Competence: A New Biography Rediscovers The Confederate General Dubbed 'Old Straight'," Civil War Book Review: Vol. 1 : Iss. 1 .
DOI: 10.31390/cwbr.1.1.23
Available at: https://repository.lsu.edu/cwbr/vol1/iss1/23