The Long Roll (Summarized Edition)
Enriched edition. Soldiers' Trials of Loyalty, Courage, and Conscience in the American Civil WarBy Mary Johnston
Length6h 24m
About this audiobook
Mary Johnston's The Long Roll is a sweeping Civil War chronicle centered on Confederate operations under Thomas J. 'Stonewall' Jackson, from the Shenandoah Valley outward. Through marches, skirmishes, and set-piece battles, the novel marries panoramic strategy to granular textures of camp routine, terrain, courier work, and nerves under fire. Its disciplined, cadenced prose blends nineteenth‑century romance with early twentieth‑century documentary realism. Published in 1911 amid a culture of commemoration, it stands between Lost Cause memorial writing and modern military fiction, faithful to movements and maps while unmistakably Confederate in vantage. A Virginian by birth, Johnston drew on family recollections, veterans' testimony, official reports, and on‑the‑ground study of battlefields. Already famous for To Have and To Hold, she pivoted here from swashbuckling romance to rigorous campaign narrative, assembling soldiers and civilians to examine discipline, faith, loyalty, and fatigue. Her focus on Jackson's tempo and staff work reflects archival immersion and intimate knowledge of the Valley's geography. Readers of Civil War history and historical fiction will find The Long Roll both exacting and engrossing. It illuminates how strategy, landscape, and morale intertwined, and offers a vital document of Southern remembrance—rewarding scholars, students, and general readers seeking disciplined narrative power.
Quickie Classics summarizes timeless works with precision, preserving the author's voice and keeping the prose clear, fast, and readable—distilled, never diluted. Enriched Edition extras: Introduction · Synopsis · Historical Context · Brief Analysis · 4 Reflection Q&As · Editorial Footnotes.
Audiobook details
GenreHistorical Fiction, Action and Adventure
Length6 hrs 24 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 10, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
6The Long Roll (pt. 2)
2Introduction
7The Long Roll (pt. 3)
3Synopsis
8Analysis
4Historical Context
9Reflection
5The Long Roll (pt. 1)
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