Serendipity (7) Jul 13, 2008
General Joseph Hooker, then in command of the Army of the Potomac with over 90,000 men, followed, but three days before the two forces met at Gettysburg, President Lincoln replaced Hooker with General George Meade, and it was Meade who directed the army at the Gettysburg battlefield. Lee had spread his forces out when they reached Pennsylvania, occupying towns and foraging for supplies to feed his army, but when he received word of the pursuing Union troops, he sent word to have all of his... (Leitchfield Grayson County, KY)
Survival of the fittest Jun 20, 2008
Darwin admitted, in a letter to the famous botanist Joseph Hooker, a friend who helped manipulate the Linnean Society presentation to Darwin's benefit, that he had written "half a letter to Wallace to give up all priority to him.". Later, sounding a bit like Richard Nixon, Darwin wrote "I never did pick anyone's pocket." Darwin was clearly torn between doing the right thing and coming in second, declaring, "it seems hard on me that I thus should be compelled to lose my priority of many years... (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
'NATURE': Current issue Jun 5, 2008
Sandra Knapp reviews Imperial Nature: Joseph Hooker and the Practices of Victorian Science by Jim Endersby. doi:10. (USA Today -- Tech)
We need Grants, Shermans May 25, 2008
But after the Union army was nearly wrecked by establishment generals like Ambrose Burnside, Henry Halleck, Joseph Hooker, George McClellan, John Pope and William Rosecrans (who were all wedded to the set style of Napoleonic warfare), President Lincoln turned to his two generals who best understood modern warfare. On the eve of World War II, Gen. George Marshall, the Army chief of staff, promoted a series of junior officers -- Omar Bradley, J. Lawton Collins, Dwight Eisenhower, George Patton,... (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Do We Still Have Grants and Shermans? May 22, 2008
But after the Union army was nearly wrecked by establishment generals like Ambrose Burnside, Henry Halleck, Joseph Hooker, George McClellan, John Pope and William Rosecrans (who were all wedded to the set style of Napoleonic warfare), President Lincoln turned to his two generals who. best understood modern warfare. (Townhall.com)
COLUMN: The bloody drift's bill was paid in the blood of Sphinx-like Lincoln Feb 12, 2008
To the cadence of the wind, Gen. Joseph Hooker, led the commander in chief on the march to the cemetery outside Springfield. In a fitful slumber, rudely interrupted in 1876 when machination foiled the presidential election and put Rutherford B. Hayes in the White House, they came for Lincoln, but were foiled by nerve. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Year in review: Northern Hills news from 2007 Jan 1, 2008
However, the street was named for General Joseph Hooker and after several residents complained to the council about the request, stating that they did not want to have to change their addresses, members of the Whitewood City Council agreed to keep the street name. Mountain Lions. (Black Hills Pioneer, SD)
GBU: Some naughty, some nice Dec 28, 2007
THE GOOD: Gen. Joseph Hooker s good name is safe in Whitewood again, as the Whitewood City Council took about one minute during its Dec. 17 meeting to dispatch a controversy that had grown well beyond the city limits. Councilman Wily Friedel noted that opinions from around the world were heard, but local opinions were the only ones the council considered. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Shields and swords set cracking pace at Sotheby's auction Dec 26, 2007
If Tim Klingender was gnashing his teeth about a few unsold lots in Sotheby's recent Aboriginal and Oceanic Art sale in Paddington, it wasn't obvious this week. The firm's Aboriginal specialist is proclaiming the event, held in Paddington on November 25, as his most successful end-of-year offering, with 88 per cent by value sold on the night and a slightly less outstanding 77 per cent of lots finding a new home. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Bush is no Abe Lincoln Dec 25, 2007
First, he incorrectly identified the general in command of Union forces at Gettysburg as George McClellan, instead of the colorless but competent George Meade, who took over from Joseph Hooker just three days prior to the start of that battle, which began July 1, 1863. Lincoln later installed Grant as the general in command of all forces and made Meade subordinate to him. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Hooker Street to remain in Whitewood Dec 19, 2007
Hooker Street is named after a Civil War general on the Union side, Gen. Joseph Hooker. Other parallel Whitewood streets are also named after Union generals. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Shields and swords set cracking pace at Sotheby's auction Dec 15, 2007
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What's in a name? Dec 7, 2007
General Joseph Hooker may not be as famous out here in the West as these other fellows, but in terms of naming things for generals, I suppose he deserves at least a street somewhere. (The longstanding rumor that the present connotation of "hooker" came about because of his personal conduct has been debunked several times. (Black Hills Pioneer, SD)
Hooker St. in spotlight Nov 29, 2007
The street is named for General Joseph Hooker, and other streets in the neighborhood were likewise named for Civil War Generals like Grant, Meade and Sherman ... "We first of all need to meet with the residents of Hooker Street to see what they say about this. The change will impact their mail and addresses, and we need to see how they feel about it. The street commission will take a hard look at this. Pastor Baer has three options available to him, like calling the street Joseph Hooker Street... (Black Hills Pioneer, SD)
Leave Hooker in command of street sign Nov 29, 2007
Baer, a Lutheran pastor in the small northern Hills town, asked the Whitewood city council to rename the street that honors the Civil War general, Joseph Hooker ... We say leave Gen. Joseph Hooker in command on Hooker Street. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Debunking the Galileo Myth Nov 27, 2007
There is no record of it in the proceedings of the society that held the debate, and Darwins friend Joseph Hooker who informed him about the debate said that Huxley made no rejoinder to Wilberforces arguments ... There is no record of it in the proceedings of the society that held the debate, and Darwins friend Joseph Hooker who informed him about the debate said that Huxley made no rejoinder to Wilberforces arguments. (Townhall.com)
The Dirt: Myths about man-eating plants - something to chew on Oct 28, 2007
A couple of centuries later, Darwin's colleague Joseph Hooker proved that the pitchers were pitfall traps. Insects and other creatures, enticed by nectar glands, topple in and are digested by enzymes the plant secretes. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Looking for Super Sunday Sep 7, 2007
Norv Turner's task is to wield his weapon more like Ulysses S. Grant than Joseph Hooker. His challenge is to coax something more from an outfit that ought to be something special. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
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Gen. Joseph Hooker and Jackson's second wife, Mary Anna. She even edited in some period music. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Robert Bruce Ricketts Jul 29, 2007
Frustrated by Gen. Joseph Hooker s timidity in halting the invasion, President Abraham Lincoln replaced him with Gen. George Meade as commander of the Army of the Potomac. Four days later, on Wednesday, July 1, Meade met Lee nearly by accident. (Wilkes Barre Citizen's Voice, PA)
Harris students uncover stories of Oak Hill Cemetery May 28, 2007
Foss published many stories about the Civil War and featured "in the field" reports from his twin brother, Sherman, who served a war correspondent with Gen. Joseph Hooker in the Army of the Potomac. Sherman Foss took over publishing the Patriot after his brother's death but died himself a year later, according to Vangel's research. (Woonsocket Call, RI)
Letters reveal Darwin's caring, comic side - in between agonising about his theory May 18, 2007
In one famous letter in 1844 to his close friend, the botanist Joseph Hooker, he described coming out with the theory of evolution as "like confessing to a murder". "We are incredibly fortunate that so much of this material has survived," said Alison Pearn at the Darwin Correspondence Project, based at Cambridge University Library (). (Guardian Unlimited -- Life)
More of this story Mar 2, 2007
In an 1844 letter to his friend, the botanist Joseph Hooker, Darwin wrote that his ideas were like confessing a murder. In some sense that was true. (Brockton Enterprise, MA)
Missing Link Feb 5, 2007
For Darwin, and for other famous naturalists of the day, like Thomas Huxley and Joseph Hooker, the road to the Tropics generally ran through the finest universities and a post on one of Her Majesty s ships. For Bates and Wallace, who sailed for the Amazon in 1848, the jungle was their Oxford and Cambridge, as well as a source of income. (New Yorker)
Kidman Stalker Found Guilty Jan 31, 2007
"He testified to all that,'' said prosecutor Sam Totah. But, Totah said, Hooker suggested that the glass striking the woman in the face was somehow an accident. Under questioning from the prosecutor, Hooker said he had taken rejection well that night. In 2001, Hooker was the subject of a 3-year restraining order after Kidman said he stalked her, wrote her unwanted love poems and appeared at her doorstep at her Hollywood home, threatening her with violence. At one point, Hooker was barred from... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
'Cats Stay Alive in NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals with 25-15 Win over Cornell Jan 14, 2007
Hayes scored a late takedown of Joseph Hooker and had the riding time advantage to capture the close victory. Herbert continued his dominance, improving his record on the day to 3-0 with a 15-5 major decision over Luke Hogie. (Nusports.com)
