As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. This means if you click on a link and make a purchase, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you.
Historical person
Joseph E. Johnston is represented in the linked historical fiction through crime, espionage and covert power, military command and battlefield decision-making, and political ambition and government. These works approach the figure through the surrounding events, relationships and political conflicts rather than through a standalone biography.
In Bernard Cornwell’s Copperhead, his investigation is entangled with divided families, political influence and rival officers as George B. McClellan approaches Richmond and Joseph E. Johnston gives way to Robert E. Lee.
Series
The Starbuck Chronicles follow Nathaniel Starbuck, the son of a prominent Boston abolitionist preacher, after chance and personal loyalty draw him into Confederate service at the outbreak of the American Civil War. Serving first in the Faulconer Legion, Starbuck must prove himself among soldiers who distrust his Northern…
All books in this series
