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Larry Purtell
Little Meadows
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Phil Andrade
London
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Another interesting article, Larry.
Was this the case of the missing pontoons ?
Regards, Phil
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"Egad, sir, I do not know whether you will die on the gallows or of the pox!"
"That will depend, my Lord, on whether I embrace your principles or your mistress."
Earl of Sandwich and John Wilkes
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Larry Purtell
Little Meadows
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Quote: Another interesting article, Larry.
Was this the case of the missing pontoons ?
Regards, Phil
These problems may well have played into the sad saga of the missing pontoons.
Larry
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Steve Clements
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Interesting. Given that the “Burnside replaced by Hooker” rumours referenced here were pre the battle of Fredericksburg….
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scoucer
Berlin
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Quote: Interesting. Given that the “Burnside replaced by Hooker” rumours referenced here were pre the battle of Fredericksburg….
s.c.
Hooker was quite the intregant. He had been pushing himself to get command of the AoP since the Seven Days and was well in with the press and politicians - especially the Radical Republicans, using these connections to attack all in the AoP command. Burnside despised him and only accepted command because he was informed that should he refuse it, it would be given to Hooker.
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Some swim with the stream. Some swim against the stream. Me - I´m stuck somewhere in the woods and can´t even find the stupid stream.
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Steve Clements
Toronto
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.Quote: He had been pushing himself to get command of the AoP since the Seven Days and was well in with the press and politicians - ...
Trevor,
We are all (now) well aware of Hooker's "ambitions" and general back stabbing....but I was still surprised to see that the press was talking about rumours of Burnside being replaced, even BEFORE Burnside had had a chance to screw up-:)
As per your post, I gather that Hooker was whispering in certain reporters' ears about how incompetent Burnside was...or something along those lines. And how what the North really needed was a dictator...
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