The
participation of Acadian units in Stonewall Jackson’s famous Valley
Campaign: the
6th, 7th, and 8th Regiments Infantry, the heart and soul of Richard
Taylor’s incomparable Louisiana Brigade.
Note the contrast in Taylor’s
and Bud Robertson’s views of Jackson’s affection for Taylor’s
Louisianans. Were they
Jackson’s favorite assault troops, as Taylor asserts, or, as Bud Robertson
seems to insist, did the Stonewall Brigade remain Jackson’s favorite shock
troops?