"Clueless" Joe Hooker

God bless General Hooker. I always found him interesting because he was so devoted to ladies of the night that he gave them his last name. It always amused me that this was his one lasting contribution to the world.

Besides making "hookers" out of harlots, he was also a bad commander. A successful military leader must have the ability to read the mind of his adversary. Unfortunately for the North, Lee had this ability in spades. After his disaster at Chancellorsville, two Confederate army corps left their positions on the Rappahannock River and headed north for Lee's second invasion of the Union. Hooker found himself confused. In his brief time in command, he did not live up to his "Fighting" nickname. Against Lee, he found himself utterly clueless.
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