GDG- BMI

[James Cameron]

<< Say what you want about Joe Hooker, he made a good decision here in
establishing the BMI and the re-establishing of morale back into the AOP.
Even though Chancellorsville was not a victory for the North, Hooker had
taken the army after the Fredericksburg disaster and shaped it up back into
a fighting force.  Even though I don't think of Hooker as much of a
Commander, the victory at Gettysburg was due in part to his reshaping the
AOP after Fredericksburg.  It's interesting that after Chancellorsville, the
AOP marched proudly and optimistically into Pa.  Am I off base on these
comments?

Bill  >>

Not in my opinion.  I've long said the AOP which fought at Gettysburg was 
more Joe Hooker's army than McClellen's old Peninsula army.

Jim Cameron