Tag Archives: Philip Kearney

My Favorite Historical Person: General Philip Kearny

Posted on June 16, 2017 by

Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author Frank Jastrzembski My first knowledge of General Kearny came about ten years ago, around the age of nineteen. My grandmother purchased for me a reissued copy of Ezra J. Warner’s excellent Generals in … 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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