Seizing Destiny: The Army of the Potomac's "Valley Forge" and the Civil War Winter that Saved the Union
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Published by Savas Beatie, 2016
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- Title
- Seizing Destiny: The Army of the Potomac's "Valley Forge" and the Civil War Winter that Saved the Union
- Author
- Conner Jr., Albert Z.
- Publisher
- Savas Beatie
- Publication year
- 2016
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1611211565
- ISBN 13
- 9781611211566
Major General Joseph Hooker, a pugnacious tactician aptly nicknamed “Fighting Joe,” took command of the army. And then a remarkable thing happened: a man known for his hardscrabble battlefield tenacity showed an amazing brilliance for organisation and leadership. With Chief of Staff Dan Butterfield working alongside him, Hooker literally rebuilt the army from the bottom up. In addition to instituting vital logistical, ordnance, and administrative reforms, he insisted on proper troop care and rigourous inspections and battle drills. Hooker doled out promotions and furloughs by merit, conducted large-scale raids, streamlined the army’s command and control, and fielded a new cavalry corps and military intelligence organisation.
Hooker’s war on poor discipline and harsh conditions revitalised a dying army and instilled individual and unit pride. During this 93-day resurgence, the Army of the Potomac reversed its fortunes and set itself on the path to ultimate victory. No other American citizen-army at war has engineered a more complete turnaround in the field. Hooker’s achievement represents nothing less than the greatest non-battle turning point since Valley Forge in the American Revolution―a linkage recognised by hundreds of contemporary soldiers.
Seizing Destiny: The Army of the Potomac’s “Valley Forge” is the first in-depth examination of one of the war’s true crucial turning points, a time when the army nearly dissolved from its own despair. The result is a rich and satisfying portrait of an overlooked success story that made Appomattox Court House in 1865 possible. Here, finally, is the full story of how the citizen-soldiers of the Army of the Potomac overcame adversity, seized their destiny, and saved the nation through leadership, perseverance, patriotism, and faith.
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Chris Mackowski, Ph.D., is the editor in chief and a co-founder of Emerging Civil War, and he’s the managing editor of the Emerging Civil War Series published by Savas Beatie. Chris is a writing professor in the Jandoli School of Communication at St. Bonaventure University, where he also serves as the associate dean for undergraduate programs, and is the historian-in-residence at Stevenson Ridge, a historic property on the Spotsylvania Court House battlefield.
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