Fighting Joe HookerBobbs-Merrill, 1944 - 366 pages "I have placed you at the head of the Army of the Potomac. Of course I have done this upon what appear to me to be sufficient reasons. And yet I think it best for you to know that there are some things in regard to which, I am not quite satisfied with you." With this opening sentence in a two-page letter from Abraham Lincoln, Union general Joseph Hooker (1814-79) gained a prominent place in Civil War history. Hooker assumed command of an army demoralized by defeat and diminished by desertion. Acting swiftly, the general reorganized his army, routed corruption among quartermasters, improved food and sanitation, and boosted morale by granting furloughs and amnesties. His hour of fame and the test of his military skill came in the May 1863 battle of Chancellorsville. It was one of the Union Army's worst defeats; shortly thereafter Hooker's resignation was accepted. This biography covers Hooker's renewal as an important commander in the western theater during the Chattanooga and Atlanta campaigns, as well his life before and after his Civil War military service. |
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Page 214
... Sedgwick's inability to get up was responsible . He did , however , speak well of the valor of his men . 61 By two o'clock word had come that at last the enemy was leaving Bank's Ford - because of Sedgwick's advance - and that bridges ...
... Sedgwick's inability to get up was responsible . He did , however , speak well of the valor of his men . 61 By two o'clock word had come that at last the enemy was leaving Bank's Ford - because of Sedgwick's advance - and that bridges ...
Page 216
... Sedgwick . This note did not reach him until 6:30 the next morning and seems to be the only message he had received directly from Hooker's headquarters up to that time . Warren said that everything was going well on the right and that ...
... Sedgwick . This note did not reach him until 6:30 the next morning and seems to be the only message he had received directly from Hooker's headquarters up to that time . Warren said that everything was going well on the right and that ...
Page 217
... Sedgwick to shift for himself ! 79 At eight Butterfield sent word that Gibbon was engaged in Fredericks- burg and that , according to a " deserter , " Longstreet's divisions were almost upon them.80 Shortly after nine Sedgwick wired ...
... Sedgwick to shift for himself ! 79 At eight Butterfield sent word that Gibbon was engaged in Fredericks- burg and that , according to a " deserter , " Longstreet's divisions were almost upon them.80 Shortly after nine Sedgwick wired ...
Contents
THE EARLY TRAINING OF A FIGHTER | 17 |
CIVIL INTERLUDE IN CALIFORNIA AND OREGON | 36 |
THE FIRST COMMAND | 47 |
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