Sickles the IncredibleThe life of a Civil War general, congressman tried for murder, friend of five Presidents, diplomat, spendthrift, and libertine - one of the gaudiest of American figures. |
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... Hooker's wry rejoinder to McClellan was , " In my official intercourse with veteran politicians suddenly raised to high military rank , I have found it necessary to observe their correspondence with especial circumspection . " " Sickles ...
... Hooker's wry rejoinder to McClellan was , " In my official intercourse with veteran politicians suddenly raised to high military rank , I have found it necessary to observe their correspondence with especial circumspection . " " Sickles ...
Page 179
... Hooker and the Army of the Potomac would have been better off in this climactic moment if the general had a drink — a stiff one - under his belt . For the first time he had the awful responsibility of directing a vast army whose success ...
... Hooker and the Army of the Potomac would have been better off in this climactic moment if the general had a drink — a stiff one - under his belt . For the first time he had the awful responsibility of directing a vast army whose success ...
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... Hooker and his chief of staff withdrew while the question was debated . Of the five generals present , Meade ... Hooker's sorry bungling and later made it clear that his vote simply reflected his unwillingness to expose a fine army to ...
... Hooker and his chief of staff withdrew while the question was debated . Of the five generals present , Meade ... Hooker's sorry bungling and later made it clear that his vote simply reflected his unwillingness to expose a fine army to ...
Contents
The Peoples Choice I | 1 |
Politicking on the Potomac | 9 |
After the Ball | 26 |
Copyright | |
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