Although Stonewall Jackson Was Dead, Confederate Morale Was Never Higher. The Victory At Chancellorsville Had Come Against Overwhelming Odds, And The Southerners Savored The Sight Of The Union Army In Retreat. In Less Than A Year''s Time, The Federals Had Been Pushed Back From The Outskirts Of Richmond And Now Virtually Out Of Virginia.thus Begins Gettysburg, The Newest Addition To The Civil War Battle Series, The Brannon Family Saga That Has Been Praised As Robust, Detail-rich And Well-paced.equal Parts Pathos And Accuracy (publishers Weekly) And Fraught With Passion, Tension, And Tenderness (booklist).will And Mac, The Two Eldest Brannon Sons, Are In The Ranks Of The Stonewall Brigade And Jeb Stuart''s Cavalry.