Tag Archives: Joseph Hooker

The Flying Dutchmen: The XI Corps at Chancellorsville

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

I say dam the DUTCH. Gen. Hooker soon ordered the 12th corps to kill every man that run in the 11th.  I saw a number of Officers and privates shot trying to break thriugh the guard.  It served them right.  … Continue reading →

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Joseph Hooker: The Administrator

Posted on January 28, 2013 by

Over the weekend, the 150th anniversary of Joseph Hooker’s appointment of command of the Army of the Potomac passed. The mere mention of Joseph Hooker in relation to the American Civil War quickly conjures up the Battle of Chancellorsville and … Continue reading →

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Just How Daring? Jackson’s Flank Attack and May 3rd

Posted on June 2, 2012 by

Chancellorsville gleams in Civil War memory as Robert E. Lee’s greatest victory.  This victory can of course be partly attributed to Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, who fell wounded on the night of May 2nd, 1863 after completing arguably the greatest military … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of May 3rd: The Battle of Chancellorsville and A Forgotten “What-If”

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

Complacency endangers history.  The first plausible answer is not always the correct or solitary one, yet all too often we content ourselves with simplistic solutions to murky questions.  Civil War historians have grappled with the Battle of Chancellorsville for nearly … Continue reading →

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