Fighting Joe Hooker
by Hebert, Walter H
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Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1944. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. Good. 366, [2] pages. Frontis and other illustrations. Bibliography. Notes. Index. Cover has wear and soiling. Slightly cocked. Endpaper discoloration. Joseph Hooker (November 13, 1814 - October 31, 1879) was an American Civil War general for the Union, chiefly remembered for his decisive defeat by Confederate General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863. Hooker had served in the Seminole Wars and the Mexican-American War, receiving three brevet promotions, before resigning from the Army. At the start of the Civil War, he joined the Union side as a brigadier general, distinguishing himself at Williamsburg, Antietam and Fredericksburg, after which he was given command of the Army of the Potomac. His ambitious plan for Chancellorsville was thwarted by Lee's bold move in dividing his army and routing a Union corps, as well as by mistakes on the part of Hooker's subordinate generals and his own loss of nerve. The defeat handed Lee the initiative, which allowed him to travel north to Gettysburg. Hooker was kept in command, but when General Halleck and Lincoln declined his request for reinforcements, he resigned. George G. Meade was appointed to command the Army of the Potomac three days before Gettysburg. Hooker returned to combat in November 1863, helping to relieve the besieged Union Army at Chattanooga, Tennessee, and continuing in the Western Theater under Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, but departed before the end of the Atlanta Campaign when he was passed over for promotion. Hooker became known as "Fighting Joe" after a journalist's error, and the nickname stuck. "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.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Fighting Joe Hooker
- Author
- Hebert, Walter H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition [stated], presumed first printing
- Publisher
- The Bobbs-Merrill Company
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis
- Date Published
- 1944
- Keywords
- Civil War, Chancellorsville, Army of the Potomac, Second Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Atlanta Campaign, Lookout Mountain, New Hope Church, Seven Days' Battle, Malvern Hill, Chattanooga, Henry Halleck, George McClellan, George Meade, Edwin Stan
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