Confederate General William “Extra Billy” Smith: From Virginia’s Statehouse to Gettysburg Scapegoat (Scott L. Mingus Sr. - CA) red Still Bragg hesitated

Still Bragg hesitated

and marched through brutal December weather without adequate clothing

As far as the president was concerned

the first step of his journey to the White House

Seceding from Secession is grounded in a wide variety of sources and persuasively presented

Confederate General William “Extra Billy” Smith: From Virginia’s Statehouse to Gettysburg Scapegoat (Scott L. Mingus Sr. - CA) red Still Bragg hesitatedby Scott Mingus, Sr. William "Extra Billy" Smith, the oldest and one of the most controversial Confederate generals on the field at Gettysburg, was also one of the most colorful and charismatic characters of the Civil War and the antebellum Old South. Despite a life full of drama, politics, and adventure, until now very few books have been written on Smith since a biased account in the 19th century by his brother in law. Scott L. Mingus Sr. has ably