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 188
... cross the Rappahannock farther upstream meant crossing the Rapidan also - two rivers 200 to 300 feet wide . The roads to these upper crossings were bad in the springtime and not until the rivers were crossed and the Plank Road reached ...
... cross the Rappahannock farther upstream meant crossing the Rapidan also - two rivers 200 to 300 feet wide . The roads to these upper crossings were bad in the springtime and not until the rivers were crossed and the Plank Road reached ...
Page 190
... cross the upper Rappahannock at Kelley's Ford almost thirty miles above Fredericksburg . They were to cross at the same time as the cavalry farther upstream and so co - operate as a flanking force on Lee's left . Their instructions were ...
... cross the upper Rappahannock at Kelley's Ford almost thirty miles above Fredericksburg . They were to cross at the same time as the cavalry farther upstream and so co - operate as a flanking force on Lee's left . Their instructions were ...
Page 233
... cross the river , if necessary.25 Sedgwick sent his skirmishers across the night of the fifth but the next day advised that he could not safely go over with his whole corps.20 The rest of the army was ordered to be ready to move on ...
... cross the river , if necessary.25 Sedgwick sent his skirmishers across the night of the fifth but the next day advised that he could not safely go over with his whole corps.20 The rest of the army was ordered to be ready to move on ...
Contents
THE EARLY TRAINING OF A FIGHTER | 17 |
CIVIL INTERLUDE IN CALIFORNIA AND OREGON | 36 |
THE FIRST COMMAND | 47 |
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