Fighting Joe Hooker Paperback - 1999
by Walter H. Hebert; Introduction by James a. Rawley
From the rear cover
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. In a new introduction James A. Rawley, Carl Adolph Happold Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Nebraska, reminds today's readers of Fighting Joe's place in history.
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- Title Fighting Joe Hooker
- Author Walter H. Hebert; Introduction by James a. Rawley
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Paper Edit
- Pages 366
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Nebraska Press, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A.
- Date 1999-10-01
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Index, Maps
- ISBN 9780803273238 / 0803273231
- Weight 1.16 lbs (0.53 kg)
- Dimensions 8.97 x 6.01 x 0.83 in (22.78 x 15.27 x 2.11 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1851-1899
- Topical: Civil War
- Library of Congress subjects United States, United States - History - Civil War,
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 99032034
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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