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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... moved to Oregon in February 1860 to head the Republican ticket at the request of party members there. Nesmith and Baker joined forces and succeeded in defeating the Lane entries for the two places in the Senate.{115} The victory of ...
... moved to Oregon in February 1860 to head the Republican ticket at the request of party members there. Nesmith and Baker joined forces and succeeded in defeating the Lane entries for the two places in the Senate.{115} The victory of ...
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... Colonel wisely declined.”{121} Why it was a “wise” move the writer does not dwell upon; quite likely he felt that the celebration would have made Hooker miss the boat! CHAPTER III—THE FIRST COMMAND THE LONG trip to the East.
... Colonel wisely declined.”{121} Why it was a “wise” move the writer does not dwell upon; quite likely he felt that the celebration would have made Hooker miss the boat! CHAPTER III—THE FIRST COMMAND THE LONG trip to the East.
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... move against the Confederate Army at Manassas Junction, Virginia, Hooker rode out of Washington along with several thousand assorted spectators to see the show. Critical by nature, embittered by the War Department's silence, he was ...
... move against the Confederate Army at Manassas Junction, Virginia, Hooker rode out of Washington along with several thousand assorted spectators to see the show. Critical by nature, embittered by the War Department's silence, he was ...
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... move to lower Maryland came the retirement of the seventy-five-year-old Lieutenant General Winfield Scott and the succession of Major General George B. McClellan to the command of the Army of the United States.{162} This gave McClellan ...
... move to lower Maryland came the retirement of the seventy-five-year-old Lieutenant General Winfield Scott and the succession of Major General George B. McClellan to the command of the Army of the United States.{162} This gave McClellan ...
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... move “with great confidence, for the reason that [he felt] no doubt of its absolute and complete success.”{164} McClellan replied that he would take the proposal into serious consideration, but he wisely requested full information as to ...
... move “with great confidence, for the reason that [he felt] no doubt of its absolute and complete success.”{164} McClellan replied that he would take the proposal into serious consideration, but he wisely requested full information as to ...
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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