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 71
... fires burning in certain localities both day and night . The meaning of this activity became plain on the afternoon ... fire into the enemy positions and drew no response . To the astonishment of the onlookers in Hooker's division , it ...
... fires burning in certain localities both day and night . The meaning of this activity became plain on the afternoon ... fire into the enemy positions and drew no response . To the astonishment of the onlookers in Hooker's division , it ...
Page 84
... fire of Confederate sharpshooters — a habit he was to carry on throughout the war and one which endeared him to his men but was of little other practical value . Eventually a bullet found his horse and Hooker dismounted to examine the ...
... fire of Confederate sharpshooters — a habit he was to carry on throughout the war and one which endeared him to his men but was of little other practical value . Eventually a bullet found his horse and Hooker dismounted to examine the ...
Page 142
... fire , paid scant attention to this close call . He rode out in front of his farthest advanced troops to the south along the turnpike . It was now about nine o'clock . He had lingered for three hours in the hottest fire but was pressing ...
... fire , paid scant attention to this close call . He rode out in front of his farthest advanced troops to the south along the turnpike . It was now about nine o'clock . He had lingered for three hours in the hottest fire but was pressing ...
Contents
THE EARLY TRAINING OF A FIGHTER | 17 |
CIVIL INTERLUDE IN CALIFORNIA AND OREGON | 36 |
THE FIRST COMMAND | 47 |
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