Russell S. Bonds is a corporate attorney and an author of military history, specializing in the Civil War.

Career edit

Bonds received a law degree magna cum laude from the University of Georgia, where he served as an editor of the Georgia Law Review.[1] He also studied architecture at Georgia Tech.[2]

His book Stealing the General won the 2007 Richard Barksdale Harwell Award for the best Civil War book of the year. [2]

He has also written numerous articles for the Wall Street Journal and other magazines and newspapers. [3]

Selected publications edit

  • Stealing the General: The Great Locomotive Chase and the First Medal of Honor. Yardley, Pa: Westholme, 2007. ISBN 1594160333
  • War Like the Thunderbolt: The Battle and Burning of Atlanta. Yardley, Pa: Westholme, 2009. ISBN 9781594161001

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