Fighting Joe HookerButternut Press, 1987 - 366 pages |
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Page 132
... Lee was ready to receive it . The threat of Lee's ragged and hungry army to prosperous Pennsyl- vania kept Governor Curtin of that state in constant communication with the President and the War Department . The Governor 132 FIGHTING JOE ...
... Lee was ready to receive it . The threat of Lee's ragged and hungry army to prosperous Pennsyl- vania kept Governor Curtin of that state in constant communication with the President and the War Department . The Governor 132 FIGHTING JOE ...
Page 187
... Lee's forces were considerably dispersed , it would seem practicable to strike a blow soon . He hinted that major conflicts , both in the South and West , would soon divert Confederate attention.16 The War Department was well aware that ...
... Lee's forces were considerably dispersed , it would seem practicable to strike a blow soon . He hinted that major conflicts , both in the South and West , would soon divert Confederate attention.16 The War Department was well aware that ...
Page 188
... Lee's right meant traversing the impossible roads on the ridge between the lower Rappahannock and the Potomac . These roads were cut by numerous streams and ravines . Below Lee's right , at Skinker's Neck , the river was too wide for ...
... Lee's right meant traversing the impossible roads on the ridge between the lower Rappahannock and the Potomac . These roads were cut by numerous streams and ravines . Below Lee's right , at Skinker's Neck , the river was too wide for ...
Contents
THE EARLY TRAINING OF A FIGHTER | 17 |
FIGURE | 20 |
CIVIL INTERLUDE IN CALIFORNIA AND OREGON | 36 |
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