Russell S. Bonds
Civil war author and attorney
About Russell S. Bonds
Russell S. Bonds is a corporate attorney and an author of military history, specializing in the Civil War.
Career Bonds received a law degree magna cum laude from the University of Georgia, where he served as an editor of the Georgia Law Review. He also studied architecture at Georgia Tech.
His book Stealing the General won the 2007 Richard Barksdale Harwell Award for the best Civil War book of the year.
Selected publications Stealing the General: The Great Locomotive Chase and the First Medal of Honor. Yardley, Pa: Westholme, 2007. War Like the Thunderbolt: The Battle and Burning of Atlanta. Yardley, Pa: Westholme, 2009.
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