Download or read book Fighting Joe Hooker written by Walter H. Hebert and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page 631 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “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.—Print Ed.

Download or read book Joseph Hooker written by Pat Griggs and published by Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joseph Hooker was one of the creators of the modern scientist - medical graduate, botanist, plant collector and adventurer - who circled the globe, discovering, describing, naming or introducing over 12,000 plants that have changed the face of our gardens and landscape. A confidante of Charles Darwin, he made his first plant collecting expedition to Antarctica in 1837, an epic undertaking that took him to the ends of the known world, collecting and identifying hundreds of plants. Following major expeditions to the Himalayas and India, he was appointed Assistant Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens in 1855, and later traveled to the Western United States, eventually bringing back over 1000 specimens. Extensively and beautifully illustrated from the archives of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Joseph Hooker Botanical Trailblazer takes the reader on an extraordinary voyage with one of the world's greatest botanists.

Download or read book Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker written by Ray Desmond and published by Antique Collectors Club Dist. This book was released on 1999 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first detailed account of Hooker's extensive travels.

Download or read book Imperial Nature written by Jim Endersby and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-10-15 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an examination of the life and career of the botanist and naturalist, discussing the interrelationship of scientific work and ideas and Victorian scientific practices.

Download or read book In the Footsteps of Joseph Dalton Hooker written by Seamus O'Brien and published by Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. This book was released on 2018-11 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1847 Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817-1911) embarked on an expedition to Sikkim in the eastern Himalaya, a region where he would discover a huge number of botanical treasures previously unknown to the West. A scientist of breath-taking ability, Hooker would go on to become one of the greatest botanists and explorers of the 19th century and is perhaps the greatest of the lauded Directors of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.In this fascinating travelogue, author Seamus O'Brien retraces Hooker's footsteps in Sikkim, bringingalive the adventure, dangers and discoveries that Hooker and his companions experienced in the mid- 19th century. Seamus describes how his drive for this expedition came from a yearning to see in the wild the plant discoveries made famous by Hooker, who described the region as 'a perfect microcosmof the Himalaya.' Following in Hooker's footsteps, the author describes how these places compare to the descriptions made by Hooker 170 years previously, and how in many ways how little Sikkim has changed little over the course of time.Hooker was a highly skilled geographer and cartographer, and in Sikkim he created the firstcomprehensive map of the kingdom, highlighting mountain passes that would be of enormousstrategic value in the decades to come. Some of these maps are reproduced in the book along withHooker's original sketches of the region and plants, as well as illustrated throughout with stunningphotographs by the author.This is a wonderful celebration of one of the greatest adventures by one of history's greatest scientists,and ideal for anyone with an interest in the flora and history of the region.

Download or read book Joseph Hooker s Rhododendrons of Sikkim Himalaya written by Joseph Dalton Hooker and published by Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker is considered one of the greatest botanists of the nineteenth century. A close friend of Charles Darwin, he was an epic traveler, cataloging tens of thousands of plants and lending scientific weight to the theory of natural selection. 2017 marked both the bicentenary of his birth and 170 years since his trip to India where he sought botanical treasures in the Himalayas. In celebration comes this facsimile edition of Hooker's The Rhododendrons of Sikkim-Himalaya, carefully reproduced from an original printing dating back to the mid-1800s. At the time it was an unparalleled commercial success with lavish illustrations by Walter Hood Fitch that were--and still are--considered to be some of the finest examples of botanical illustration ever produced. Published in three parts, this new edition brings together all parts of the publication, along with thirty of Hood Fitch's plates beautifully reproduced alongside Hooker's original descriptions. A new introductory chapter by Virginia Mills and Cam Sharp Jones from Kew's Joseph Hooker Correspondence Project describes Hooker's time in India and the reception of the original publication in 1849. And Ed Ikin, Head of Wakehurst Landscape and Horticulture, describes the impact Hooker had on British gardening and the inspiration he provided for a whole new approach to horticulture. Together, this reproduction is a wonderful tribute to Joseph Hooker and a beautiful new way to experience botanical history.

Download or read book In Memoriam Major General Joseph Hooker written by Henry Edwin Tremain and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book In Memoriam Major General Joseph Hooker written by Henry Edwin Tremain and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-04-29 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.

Download or read book Major General Joseph Hooker and the Troops from the Army of the Potomac at Wauhatchie Lookout Mountain and Chattanooga Together with General Hooker written by Daniel Butterfield and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 edition. Excerpt: ... Notes from Official Records, IPERTAINING TO THE MILITARY HISTORY OF MAJOR-GENERAL JOSEPH HOOKER.--DISPATCHES, ORDERS, REPORTS AND CORRESPONDENCE. Selected and arranged by Colonel Edward B. Hill. Organization of 'the Division of the Potomac, August 4, 1861. Hooker in command of brigade composed of First and Eleventh Regiments Massachusetts Volunteers, Second Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers, Twenty-sixth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers.--Series I, Vol. V, page 15. October 15, 1861, Hooker in command of division at Budd's Ferry, LowerPotomac.--Series I, Vol. V, page 17. In compliance with the President's War Order, No. 2, March 8, 1862, Hooker reports to Heintzelman, commanding Third Army Corps.--Series I, Vol. V, page 18. Transfer of Army of Potomac from defenses of Washington to Peninsula, March 17, 1862.--Vol. XI, Part I, page 1. April, 1862, Hooker's Division takes part in Siege of Yorktown.--Vol. XI, Part I, page 1. McClellan to Stanton, Secretary of War, May 6, 1862, Williamsburg, Va., reports: "Heavy loss in Hooker's Division, but very little on other parts of field."--Vol. XI, Part I, page 449. Heintzelman's report, battle of Williamsburg, May 5, 1862: "I canlfind no words to do justice to the gallantry of General Hooker's Division.... I cannot close my report without commending anew Generals Hooker, Kearney and the members of their staffs for their unwearied exertions and conspicuous gallantry."--Vol. XI, page 461. May 10, 1862, Hooker's report to Assistant Adjutant General ThirdjA. C. makes grateful acknowledgment to regiments and batteries serving under him, and to staff officers for eminent services, "especially to Captain Dickinson, A. A. G., and Lieutenants Lawrence and Abbott, aides."--Vol. XI, Part I, pages 468-469. From...

Download or read book Joseph Hooker Head Quarters Near Washington D C to H W Hunter Esqr New York 1862 Oct 17 written by Joseph Hooker and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LS, 1 p. Hooker writes to thank Mr. Hunter for his letter and an improved night-compass.

Download or read book Major General Joseph Hooker and the Troops from the Army of the Potomac at Wauhatchie Lookout Mountain and Chattanooga written by Daniel Butterfield and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Letter 1863 Jan 6 Lookout Valley Tenn to Lt Charles C Parsons written by Joseph Hooker and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: General, U.S. Volunteers. Letter regarding monument to be erected for fallen comrades.

Download or read book Himalayan Journals written by Joseph Dalton Hooker and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new edition, carefully revised and condensed.

Download or read book John Bell Hood written by Stephen Hood and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Bell Hood was one of the Confederacy's most successful generals. He died at 48 after a brief illness in August of 1879, leaving behind the first draft of his memoirs Advance and Retreat: Personal Experiences in the United States and Confederate States Armies. Published posthumously the following year, the memoirs immediately became as controve

Download or read book In Memoriam Major General Joseph Hooker Classic Reprint written by Henry Edwin Tremain and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-08 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from In Memoriam, Major-General Joseph Hooker No memorial tablet can contain an appropriate record of the life, character, and services of Major-General Joseph Hooker. They deserve volume. Inscriptions suggest rather than narrate. This sketch must be something less than an inscription. Some men impress themselves on history through deeds accomplished; others, less fortunate, it may be, in their visible achievements, acquire renown by influence among their contemporaries and on posterity. History accepts the soldier to be great who, in campaigns and battles, was the victorious commander. Hooker was the leading spirit in battles where he did not command; he was the commander in campaigns history does not yet fully understand and will not accept as victorious. But Hooker Was A Great Soldier. The impress of his genius is stamped on the army in which he was reared and commissioned, and, through that army, on the country whose service was to him the highest duty. It is no detraction from the fame and honor justly due to his contemporaries to say that intrusion is not possible into the niche reserved for him. Living, he enjoyed the admiration of soldiers and of his countrymen; dead, his increasing renown fails to satisfy his surviving friends. Hooker's career, however, was not a complicated one. Like his nature, it was frank, open-hearted, and simple. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.