Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-03-10
Gen eral Ifooker.

General Hooker. N'''tA
With the single exception Of Gen. Grant,
Gen. Hooker at present ranks the highest
Of all our military leaders, In the public or
He has done more astusl 6ghtr,
ing, and displayed greater personal brxvsry
than sven the hero of Fort ,Donelson and
Vicksburs. The lamented Kesrney was the,
only officer who could successfully dispute
with him the palm Of individual courage
and his terrible recklessness rather fault
than yirtue--slone gave him an sppxrsnt'
panion. Whatever OF success crowned eur
arms in that most disastrous of sH cam
paigns, the Peninsula, was in great degree
due to the heroic pr0wess OF Gen. Hooker,
whose personal achievements, to some en-
tent, counteracted and concealed the pitifdl
inefficiepcy Of his chief At Williamsburg
the rebel 6rmy was driven by the commands
Of Hooker and Kearuey alone, while the
whole Potomac army lay quiescent Within
rifie-shot Of the field, its commander deaf to
oil appeals for aid; and finally defrauding
bis subordinstes Of their hard-csrned victory
BY his own infamous stupidity: AT Fan
bonors ofsthe day, and when McClellan's
management eliminated in the DISASTROUS
retreat to the james River, Hooker sturdy
spirit snd indomitsble courage were vitality
instrumental in the salvation Of that deei.
mated army. When Pope had jeop.rdised
all to aid McClellan's safe retreas, and the
latter General saw fit to pufsue Q course Of
sulen insubordination, lthe Asority With :,
which Hooker brought his command to tho
rescue, and the ability with which he, ,guid-
ed its motion in'the stormy scenes near Bull
Run and Fairfax. added q new chaplet to
the mutiplex wreath Of his military renown.
l I'll I.I n - n
rible carnage and tremendous fighting. vas
the gallant officer who opened the battle at
the head of his veteran troops, and who was
borne. MANNED and exhausted, from the
thickest Of the Fight, q victim of that courage
that scorned to order others where he him-
self dared not 20. At Fredericksburg, bis
Grand Division opened the attack and exs-
cuted all tasks, retresting only when tho
inadeauacy Of the general plan had been,
painfully revealed, -..-..
The changes Of w.r called Gen, Hooker
to the command ofthe most important army
Of the Union, and his martial ability mani.
tested itself in the re Organization Of the
army aud his admirable modi6cstions Of tho
cumbrous military system that hsmpsrsd
its powers. Charlottesville, although o.
failed only through the detection Of an On.
1 tire corps--a misfortune which certainly
n could not have been foreseen or pre-suppos-
0 ed. The strategy which checkmatsd Lees
|. invasion of Pennsylvania and tho fruits Of
J, which General Meade reaped in the great
!, victory Of Gettysburg, wrung a tribute of
/ praise even from his wary opponent, and
furnished q signal illustration Of the success
/ full use Of the powers Of defensive Warfare.
An unfortunate dissension with the author
IT tiles at Washington led to his resignation,
/ and the browning laurels of success, which
n his hand could oil but reach, fell upon the
however, was simply transferred from the
e East tothe West, and the army that follows
n his lead now, composed in the main Of his
< old veterans Of the Virginia campsigns, has
!, done the most daring and difficult achieve.
h mshts ofthe war. The battle of w auhatchie,
,e the carrying Of Lookout Mountain, srid the
ls battle Of Rihgeold rahk among the most bril-.
le liant victories Of this chequered war. The
D. stormins Of the precipitous sides ofLookoui
q Mountain, bristliRs with caunon. svarlnins
with rebels, swept by q hurricane Of deadly
10 missiles, is unsurpassed in the annals of war.
in faro. Tho great advantage that has result
T. Deuvres along the Tennessee is toO pslpabll
to need separate enumeration. Had he beer
le less loyal and devoted, Gen. Grant would
,e have found the task imposed upon him fai
z more arduous and victory far less certain.
Of The friends Of Gen. Hooker have bril-
liant record uoon which to base their admi
ration and justify their praises. The mos
malignant OF his enemies have not dared Il
o depreciate his courage, illuminated by tn,
Is 6rcof ascrre Of battle fields. His soldiers
: neither poor weighers of character nor in
70 elined tolavisli esteem upon the undeserving
ts idolizc him with the almost impious affec
y, tlon that the veteran warrior always feel
- for trusty leader, and his peers have learn
ds cd to value his services neither lightly mo-
Us meaniy. MeClellaHi selected him to opcI
IS IS the ball at Antietsm, Burnside to lead tn,
70 70 van at Fredericksburg, and Grant to storm
II, the Alpine sides at Lookout Hooker bear
re sword that rests but little 10 its scsbbard
h Its edge is hacked and its blade stained. =
40 He Is no carpet warrior, whose charger neve
3. s. snuffs the battle close at hand, and who's
.; glass alone brings him near the conflict, bu
no sgenuine soldier, stunning no peril, IN,
n' himself meeting the dangers which the com
IL mcnest private must face. Gen. Hooker
headquartsrs are alwsys in the Geld, an,
o. his place in the fray is that, where waved .
I" lvry the white p|u,ne ofth helmet of Ma
varre. We do not think il exaggeration 4
"a say that no officer Of his rank the Nation
70 a Army has done half the .actusl fhhtinl
~ that Gen. Hooker has, u6r t6-day, for th
y execution Of . difficult or daring. militar
US combination. is there any leader 10 whie
OF the nation Possesses IS much confidence q
or the victor ut Williamsburg and lockout
Q. The services that General Hooker has reu
e. dsred the Union may be sptly compaSd h
p those that Ney rendered N apolson. Z Aueric
d. has had no more loyal defender. and We .ba
Y lieve that the warrior Of to-day possesses
a claim, just and undenisble, to the noblest o
y the titlss conferred on the Cotsiciar's drs
. Marshal-"the bravest of the hraye.-[Ds
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