“Edward Longacre presents a sympathetic but judicious examination of one of the Confederacy’s most important cavalry officers.”—Journal of America’s Military Past
“There are not many who can match Longacre’s qualifications as a student of Civil War cavalry…he has executed his study of Wheeler effectively. His research in both primary and secondary sources is thorough; his narrative of events is clear and straightforward.”—Journal of Southern History
“This book is very well-written and edited. It has quality in construction. This is a great addition to your Confederate bookshelf. You will enjoy learning about General Wheeler.”—Lone Star
“A Soldier to the Last is sure to reinvigorate studies of the Army of Tennessee’s frequently dysfunctional command and its strategic philosophies. It should also serve as a new platform to investigate Civil War historiography on the western theater, public memory, and reconciliation.”—Journal of Military History
“A solid biography of one of the more colorful characters to come out of the Civil War…An interesting and informative addition to the literature of the war.”—NYMAS Review
"'Fightin’ Joe' Wheeler has long been a controversial military figure. A West Point graduate and Indian fighter, the Georgia-born Wheeler led an infantry regiment at Shiloh before going on to the command of Confederate cavalry in the Western theater, wearing the stars of a major general by age twenty-six. After a postwar career in law and politics, Wheeler would again don a blue uniform to serve in the war with Spain. In A Soldier to the Last, Edward Longacre--preeminent authority on this period in American history--gives his readers a revealing, balanced, and insightful view of a most fascinating character."—Walter Brian Cisco, author of Wade Hampton: Confederate Warrior, Conservative Statesman