Fighting Joe HookerButternut Press, 1987 - 366 pages |
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Page 49
... President acknowledged the intro- duction and as his tall form began to turn away , Hooker spoke out . " Mr. President , I was introduced to you as Captain Hooker . I am , or was , Lieutenant Colonel Hooker of the Regular Army . When ...
... President acknowledged the intro- duction and as his tall form began to turn away , Hooker spoke out . " Mr. President , I was introduced to you as Captain Hooker . I am , or was , Lieutenant Colonel Hooker of the Regular Army . When ...
Page 162
... President ordered that no general movement should be made without Burnside's first consulting him . Burnside countermanded his orders and went at once to Washington . There he was told that some of the officers under his command had ...
... President ordered that no general movement should be made without Burnside's first consulting him . Burnside countermanded his orders and went at once to Washington . There he was told that some of the officers under his command had ...
Page 170
... President . During the ensuing conference he was asked whether he wished command of the Department of Washington and the Upper Potomac in addition to the main army . He declined on the ground that it would require all his time to place ...
... President . During the ensuing conference he was asked whether he wished command of the Department of Washington and the Upper Potomac in addition to the main army . He declined on the ground that it would require all his time to place ...
Contents
THE EARLY TRAINING OF A FIGHTER | 17 |
FIGURE | 20 |
CIVIL INTERLUDE IN CALIFORNIA AND OREGON | 36 |
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