The FReeper Foxhole Profiles Major General Joseph Hooker - Mar. 22nd, 2004

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Major General Joseph Hooker
(1814 - 1879)

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One of the most immodest and immoral of the high Union commanders, "Fighting Joe" Hooker frequently felt slighted by his superiors and requested to be relieved of duty. The Massachusetts native and West Pointer (1837) had been posted to the artillery but was serving as a staff officer when he won three brevets in Mexico. Unfortunately for his later career he testified against Winfield Scott before a court of inquiry on the Mexican War. After a two-year leave he resigned on February 21, 1853, to settle in California where he was in the farming and land businesses.

Major General Joseph Hooker

At the outset of the Civil War he became a colonel of the state militia but soon offered his services to Washington where his anti-Scott testimony came back to haunt him. As a civilian he witnessed the disaster at lst Bull Run and wrote to Lincoln complaining of the mismanagement and advancing his own claim to a commission.

Accepted, his assignments included:

• Brigadier General, USV (August 3, 1861, to rank from May 17);
  • commanding brigade, Division of the Potomac (August - October 3, 1861);
  • commanding division, Army of the Potomac (October 3, 1861 -March 13, 1862);
  • commanding 2nd Division, 3rd Corps, Army of the Potomac (March 13 - September 5, 1862);
• Major General, USV (May 5, 1862);
  • commanding 3rd Corps, Army of Virginia (September 6-12, 1862);
  • commanding lst Corps, Army of the Potomac (September 12-17, 1862);
• Brigadier General, USA (September 20, 1862);
  • commanding 5th Corps, Army of the Potomac (November 10-16, 1862);
  • commanding Center Grand Division, Army of the Potomac (November 16, 1862-January 26, 1863);
  • commanding Department and Army of the Potomac (January 26 - June 28, 1863);
  • commanding llth and 12th Corps, Army of the Cumberland (September 25 - April 14, 1863);
  • commanding 20th Corps, Army of the Cumberland (April 14 - July 28, 1864);
  • commanding Northern Department (October 1, 1864 - June 27, 1865).

Image of General Hooker, erstwhile temporary commander of the Army of the Potomac

After leading a brigade and then a division around Washington he went with McClellan's army to the Peninsula, earning a reputation for looking after his men during the siege operations at Yorktown. His other reputation as a heavy user of alcohol was not so enviable. He was particularly distinguished at Williamsburg and although he felt slighted by his commander's report he was named a major general of volunteers from the date of the action. Further fighting for Hooker came at Seven Pines and throughout the Seven Days. Following its close he scored a minor success in the retaking of Malvern Hill from the Confederates. Transferred to Pope with his division, he took part in the defeat at 2nd Bull Run.

Given command of a corps for the Maryland Campaign, he fought at South Mountain and was wounded in the foot early in the morning fighting at Antietam. Three days later he was named a regular army brigadier general. Returning to duty, he briefly commanded the 5th Corps before being given charge of the Center Grand Division when Burnside reorganized his army into these two-corps formations. After the defeat at Fredericksburg and the disastrous Mud March, Burnside was relieved. In a letter to the Army of the Potomac's new commander, Hooker, Lincoln praised the general's fighting abilities but strongly questioned Hooker's previous criticism of commanders and feared that this might come back to haunt the new chief. Lincoln was also critical of the general's loose talk on the need for a military dictatorship to win the war.


The Capture of Lookout Mountain—General Hooker Fighting among the Clouds,
Harper’s Weekly (Dec. 26, 1863), p. 829.

Once in charge, Hooker's headquarters were roundly criticized by many as a combination of bar and brothel. When he launched his campaign against Lee, Hooker swore off liquor. This may have hurt more than it helped. After a brilliantly executed maneuver around Lee's flank and the crossing of two rivers, Hooker lost his nerve and withdrew his forces back into the Wilderness to await reinforcements from John Sedgewick's command coming from Fredericksburg. Here he felt convinced that Lee was in retreat but was surprised by Jackson's flank attack, which routed Oliver 0. Howard's 11th Corps. To make matters worse Hooker was dazed by the effects of a shell striking a pillar on the porch of his headquarters. He lost control of the army and ordered a withdrawal.

Kept in command, he led the army northward in the early part of the Gettysburg Campaign until he resigned on June 28, 1863, over control of the garrison at Harpers Ferry. On January 28, 1864, he received the Thanks of Congress for the beginnings of the campaign. With the Union defeat at Chickamauga, he was given charge of the Armv of the Potomac's 1lth and 12th Corps and sent to the relief of the Army of the Cumberland at Chattanooga. In the battles around that place in November 1863 he did well in keeping open the supply lines and in the taking of Lookout Mountain. However, in Grant's report his actions were overshadowed by the less distinguished role of Sherman. The next spring the two corps were merged into the new 20th Corps with Hooker at their head. He fought through the Atlanta Campaign but when McPherson was killed before the city and Howard received command of the Army of the Tennessee, he asked to be relieved. This was granted and he finished the war in the quiet sector of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois.



Brevetted major general in the regular army for Chattanooga, he was mustered out of the volunteers on September 1, 1866, and two years later was retired with the increased rank of major general. Always popular with his men, he lacked the confidence of his subordinate officers and was quarrelsome with his superiors. His nickname, which he never liked, resulted from the deletion of a dash in a journalistic dispatch that was discussing the Peninsula Campaign and "Fighting" was thereafter linked to his name. Popular legend has it that his name was permanently attached to prostitutes from his Civil War actions in rounding them up in one area of Washington. He died in Garden City, New York, on October 31, 1879, and is buried in Cincinnati.

[snippy_about_it]

Good morning Aeronaut. Were they trying to make a helicopter?

[snippy_about_it]

Good morning Mayor.

[snippy_about_it]

Brrrr. Cold here too. Where is Spring?????????

[Soaring Feather]

Morning Aeronaut. :-)

[Johnny Gage]

Air Power
Lockheed C-5 "Galaxy"

The C-5 Galaxy is a heavy-cargo transport designed to provide strategic airlift for deployment and supply of combat and support forces. The C-5 can carry unusually large and heavy cargo for intercontinental ranges at jet speeds. The plane can take off and land in relatively short distances and taxi on substandard surfaces during emergency operations. The C-5 and the smaller C-141B Starlifter are strategic airlift partners. Together they carry fully equipped, combat-ready troops to any area in the world on short notice and provide full field support necessary to maintain a fighting force.

The C–5A experienced a multitude of technical problems. Critical weakness in the wing, production slippage, and cost overruns nearly caused the program's cancellation in 1970. Even though some of the C–5A's deficiencies were unique to that aircraft, most defects proved easy to fix, of the kind routinely found in a typical new weapon system. Despite the public debate and widespread misgivings, it was just a question of time before the C–5A program began to fulfill expectations and contribute to the war effort in Southeast Asia.

The Galaxy is one of the world's largest aircraft. It is almost as long as a football field and as high as a six-story building and has a cargo compartment about the size of an eight-lane bowling alley. The C-5 is the only aircraft that can transport any of the Army's combat equipment, including the 74-ton (66,600-kilogram) mobile scissors bridge, tanks and helicopters. The maximum weight for takeoff during peacetime is 769,000 pounds, and the allowance increases to 840,000 pounds in wartime. However, the plane has been flight tested at more than one million pounds at the Air Force Test Center at Edwards, AFB.

Using the front and rear cargo openings, the Galaxy can be loaded and off-loaded at the same time. Both nose and rear doors open the full width and height of the cargo compartment, allowing drive-through loading and unloading of wheeled and tracked vehicles, and faster, easier loading of bulky equipment. A "kneeling" landing gear system lowers the aircraft's cargo floor to truck-bed height. The entire cargo floor has a roller system for rapid handling of palletized equipment. Thirty-six fully loaded pallets can be loaded aboard in about 90 minutes.

Another important feature of the C–5A is its ease of loading and unloading. Since the cargo compartment opened at both ends, a truck or tank could drive in before takeoff and at the destination drive out under its own power, with no need for backing and filling. Integral cargo-loading ramps, stowed fore and aft in the cargo compartment, facilitate entry and exit. Finally, standard cargo-pallet rails, rollers, and restraints formed an integral part of the heavy duty cargo floor, folding away when not in use to provide a level deck.

Specifications:
Primary Function: Strategic airlift.
Contractor: Lockheed-Georgia Co.
Power Plant: Four General Electric TF39-GE-1C turbofan engines.
Accommodations: Upper deck seats 73 passengers; forward upper deck seats six, a relief crew of seven, and eight mail or message couriers. The flight deck has work stations for the entire crew. The upper deck's forward and rear compartments have galleys for food preparation and lavatories.
Sensors: An automatic trouble-shooting system constantly monitors more than 800 test points in the various subsystems of the C-5. The Malfunction Detection Analysis and Recording System uses a digital computer to identify malfunctions in replaceable units. Failure and trend information is recorded on magnetic tape for analysis by maintenance people.
Unit Cost: C-5A, $163.4 million; C-5B, $167.7 million
Crew: Six (pilot, co-pilot, two flight engineers, two loadmasters)
Date Deployed: December 1969 (for training); June 1970 (operational); December 1984 (to Reserve).
Inventory: Active-force 70; ANG, 11; Reserve, 28.

Dimensions:
Length: 247 feet, 10 inches (75.3 meters).
Height At Tail: 65 feet, 1 inch (19.8 meters).
Wingspan: 222 feet, 9 inches (67.9 meters).
Stabilizer Span: 68 feet, 9 inches (20.8 meters).
Cargo Compartment Height: 13 feet, 6 inches (4.10 meters); width 19 feet (5.76 meters).
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 769,000 pounds (346,500 kilograms).
Maximum Wartime Takeoff Weight: 840,000 pounds (378,000 kilograms).
Operating Weight: 374,000 lb
Max Payload: 261,000 lb
Maximum Wartime payload: 291,000 pounds (130,950 kilograms)
Total Fuel Capacity: 51,154 US gal

Performance :
Thrust: 41,000 pounds (18,450 kilograms), each engine.
Takeoff Distance: 12,200 feet (3,697 meters) takeoff fully loaded;
Landing Distance: 4,900 feet (1485 meters) land fully loaded.
Max Payload Range: 2,960 NM
Range: 5,940 miles (5,165 nautical miles) empty.
Ferry Range: 6,985 NM
Speed: 541 mph (Mach 0.72)
Design Cruise Speed: 489 kt
Long Range Cruise Speed: 465 kt
Max Rate of Climb (MGW): 1,610 fpm
Max Operating Altitude: 43,500 ft
Ceiling: 34,000 feet (10,303 meters) with a 605,000-pound (272,250-kilogram) load.

Armaments:
None

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G'Morn Ya'll. Have a good one!

[Aeronaut]

Were they trying to make a helicopter?

I have no idea! Well, OK..., Yes it is an attempt at a rotorcraft. A lot of ideas were tried and abandoned. This has been one of them.

[Valin]

C-141B Starlifter 493 steps around one.

[Aeronaut]

Good morning Ms. Feather.

[Valin]

I have some VERY sad news to bring :-(
One of the good guys has gone home.
Harpseal passed on as of Mar 19, 2004
His friend | Mar 22, 2004 | Laz


Posted on 03/22/2004 8:45:43 AM CST by Lazamataz


Matt Reilly, also known as 'harpseal' on Free Republic, died on March 19, 2004.

His friend Eileen is making arrangements for a Memorial service at the local VA.

Matt was a former Navy SEAL, a keen businessman, a friend to his Walker Hound, and an accomplished sailor.

He was also my friend and my business partner. I can't barely see the keyboard through my tears. He will be missed greatly.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1102905/posts

[stand watie]

GM, snippy!

free dixie,sw

[Darksheare]

Afternoon.
*chuckle*

[Professional Engineer]

Another hero has sailed into the West.

Msdrby's grandad, O.J. Johnson, passed away early this morning. He served his country in the US Navy during WW2. He had been in ill health for some time, and his passing in likely a blessing for him.

[SAMWolf]

Evening Victoria. I'm too busy to be enjoying. It's going pretty good so far, getting some new things done.

[SAMWolf]

Hi Radu. How's the back.

[SAMWolf]

You combined a history lesson with an English lesson. Now we know the origin of the word.Did you know that sideburns got their name from General Burnsides? :-)

[SAMWolf]

Hi Feather.

[SAMWolf]

1997 Comet Hale-Bopp Closest Approach to Earth (1.315 AU)

Comet Hale-Bopp Over Mt. Hood 1997

[SAMWolf]

Hi Snippy. Running late this morning?

[SAMWolf]

Evening E.G.C. Been beautiful here. 70's and sunny. :-)