Shanks

"Nathan G. Evans, nicknamed "Shanks" in his youth, was a prominent and important Confederate officer. He distinguished himself in the early war years, and his brigade was so well traveled - fighting in so many battles - it was nicknamed the "Tramp Brigade" and became one of the South's more famous units.". "Shanks covers Evans's entire career, from his brave stand with a brigade at the famous stone bridge at First Manassas to his controversial months in North and South Carolina, where his erratic and harsh behavior earned the ire of much of his subordinate officer corps. In the summer of…