Fighting Joe HookerPickle Partners Publishing, 2015 M11 6 - 397 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 definitive biography of a man who could lead so brilliantly and yet fall so ignominiously remains the only full-length treatment of Hooker’s life. His renewal as an important commander in the western theater during the Chattanooga and Atlanta campaigns is discussed, as is his life before and after his Civil War military service.—Print Ed. |
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... rhetoric, constitutional law and artillery and infantry tactics.{14} He ranked well above the average in final grades, but in his four years of training he had acquired enough demerit marks to bring his standing down to twenty-ninth in.
... rhetoric, constitutional law and artillery and infantry tactics.{14} He ranked well above the average in final grades, but in his four years of training he had acquired enough demerit marks to bring his standing down to twenty-ninth in.
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... Artillery, a position for which his training was inadequate. Although four months of the school year were devoted to field maneuvers of the battery, mortar practice and target firing, procedure was governed by Lallemand's text and the ...
... Artillery, a position for which his training was inadequate. Although four months of the school year were devoted to field maneuvers of the battery, mortar practice and target firing, procedure was governed by Lallemand's text and the ...
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... artillery tactics embracing the latest improvements of other nations had been needed for some time.{16} July of 1837 was an opportune time to graduate from West Point, for an active field of operations existed in Florida. There the ...
... artillery tactics embracing the latest improvements of other nations had been needed for some time.{16} July of 1837 was an opportune time to graduate from West Point, for an active field of operations existed in Florida. There the ...
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... artillery were ordered to march into southeastern Tennessee. The 1st Artillery was part of the strong force collected under General Winfield Scott. The Indians in quick time decided to move west of the Mississippi{22}—thus ending the ...
... artillery were ordered to march into southeastern Tennessee. The 1st Artillery was part of the strong force collected under General Winfield Scott. The Indians in quick time decided to move west of the Mississippi{22}—thus ending the ...
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... Artillery was drawn over to Hancock Barracks at Houlton, Maine, near the center of bitterest feeling, so as to be on hand should Scott fail in his mission. The General did not fail, but it seemed expedient to concentrate more regulars ...
... Artillery was drawn over to Hancock Barracks at Houlton, Maine, near the center of bitterest feeling, so as to be on hand should Scott fail in his mission. The General did not fail, but it seemed expedient to concentrate more regulars ...
Contents
CHAPTER XIAPPOINTMENT TO THE COMMAND OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC 170 | |
CHAPTER XIIADMINISTRATIVE JOE 177 | |
CHAPTER XIIIPRELIMINARIES OF THE SPRING CAMPAIGN 190 | |
CHAPTER XIVHOOKER LOSES CONFIDENCE IN HOOKER | |
CHAPTER XVARMY WITHOUT A HEAD 216 | |
CHAPTER XVIAFTERMATH OF THE CAMPAIGN 234 | |
CHAPTER XVIIREMOVAL FROM THE COMMAND 246 | |
CHAPTER XVIIIHOOKER GOES WEST 263 | |
CHAPTER VION THE OFFENSIVE ALONG THE CHICKAHOMINY 90 | |
CHAPTER VIITHE CHANGE OF BASE 102 | |
CHAPTER VIIISECOND BULL RUN 116 | |
CHAPTER IXTHE ANTIETAM CAMPAIGN 134 | |
CHAPTER XSICK LEAVE AND FREDERICKSBURG 151 | |
CHAPTER XIXTHE BATTLE ABOVE THE CLOUDS 277 | |
CHAPTER XXTHE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN 292 | |
CHAPTER XXILATER LIFE 308 | |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 317 | |
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