• It was on this date of June 27 in 1863 that General Joe Hooker offered his resignation as the commander of the Army of the Potomac, and it was [...]

  The End of Joe Hooker as Commander of the AOP – 150 Years Ago Today

  June 27, 2013
• On this rainy day of May 5th, 150 years ago, the Army of the Potomac was retreating to the north across the Rappahannock River at the United [...]

  Summary and Final Chancellorsville Thoughts

  May 5, 2013
• On this date of April 9, 1863, President Lincoln was in the midst of a visit to the Army of the Potomac and General Hooker. This second of two [...]

  150 Years Ago: Lincoln Visits the Army of the Potomac – (part two)

  April 9, 2013
• In the series of posts that I have been doing on the 150th anniversary dates of major events in the Civil War, it has been difficult of late to [...]

  Spring of 1863: Hooker’s Improvements to the Army of the Potomac

  March 14, 2013

• Quite a variety of opinions existed of the new Commander of the Army of the Potomac as he took to this task 150 years ago this season. The army [...]

  Opinions of Joseph Hooker by Contemporaries

  January 30, 2013
• It was on this date of January 23, 1863 that Lincoln made the decision to replace Ambrose Burnside as the Commanding General of the Army of the [...]

  Hooker Replaces Burnside as Commander of the Army of the Potomac – 150 Years Ago Today

  January 26, 2013