Fighting Joe HookerButternut Press, 1987 - 366 pages |
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Page 18
... took a job as purchaser of cattle for market , but never got back on his feet financially . He seemed whipped by his business reverses , and only the resolution and courage of Mary Hooker kept the family going . The three daughters and ...
... took a job as purchaser of cattle for market , but never got back on his feet financially . He seemed whipped by his business reverses , and only the resolution and courage of Mary Hooker kept the family going . The three daughters and ...
Page 116
... took the lead with the horse batteries , Hooker's division and Sedgwick's men in that order . This time there was no mistake about the roads taken . The people encountered along the route were held temporarily to keep them from passing ...
... took the lead with the horse batteries , Hooker's division and Sedgwick's men in that order . This time there was no mistake about the roads taken . The people encountered along the route were held temporarily to keep them from passing ...
Page 169
... took a sensible view : " Whether he is competent for the chief command or not , time alone can develop " ; it expressed the hope that the press would not " spoil " Hooker with flattery as it had preceding commanders.29 The West Coast ...
... took a sensible view : " Whether he is competent for the chief command or not , time alone can develop " ; it expressed the hope that the press would not " spoil " Hooker with flattery as it had preceding commanders.29 The West Coast ...
Contents
THE EARLY TRAINING OF A FIGHTER | 17 |
FIGURE | 20 |
CIVIL INTERLUDE IN CALIFORNIA AND OREGON | 36 |
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