Fighting Joe HookerButternut Press, 1987 - 366 pages |
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Page 70
... McClellan continued to demur and on February third set up the arguments for his plan in a letter to the Secretary of War . It had the desired effect . The President submitted to McClellan against his better judgment . While waiting to ...
... McClellan continued to demur and on February third set up the arguments for his plan in a letter to the Secretary of War . It had the desired effect . The President submitted to McClellan against his better judgment . While waiting to ...
Page 90
... [ McClellan's ] con- trol , hence the flattery , etc. The blazoning about the bayonet charge of Hancock is all stuff . " 72 McClellan's lack of appreciation at this time undoubtedly had a good bit to do with Hooker's severe criticism of ...
... [ McClellan's ] con- trol , hence the flattery , etc. The blazoning about the bayonet charge of Hancock is all stuff . " 72 McClellan's lack of appreciation at this time undoubtedly had a good bit to do with Hooker's severe criticism of ...
Page 117
... McClellan and his staff came up at noon and spent the rest of the day riding around the scene of the last battle of the " Seven Days ” with Joseph Hooker.48 The soldiers busied themselves by throwing up superficial defenses in case the ...
... McClellan and his staff came up at noon and spent the rest of the day riding around the scene of the last battle of the " Seven Days ” with Joseph Hooker.48 The soldiers busied themselves by throwing up superficial defenses in case the ...
Contents
THE EARLY TRAINING OF A FIGHTER | 17 |
FIGURE | 20 |
CIVIL INTERLUDE IN CALIFORNIA AND OREGON | 36 |
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