{"product_id":"2940013085176","title":"Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies: Abraham Lincoln's Letter to General Joe Hooker (Illustrated)","description":"Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) is one of the most famous Americans in history and one of the country’s most revered presidents. Schoolchildren can recite the life story of Lincoln, the “Westerner” who educated himself and became a self made man, rising from lawyer to leader of the new Republican Party before becoming the 16th President of the United States. Lincoln successfully navigated the Union through the Civil War but didn’t live to witness his own accomplishment, becoming the first president assassinated when he was killed at Ford’s Theater by John Wilkes Booth. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLincoln is still popular amongst Americans, and rightfully so, but the narrative of his life and presidency often leave out just how difficult a time he had managing the Civil War, especially in the East. Lincoln had a front row seat for Robert E. Lee’s constant bedeviling of the Army of the Potomac, and Lincoln fired several commanders, including George McClellan and Ambrose Burnside.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was after firing Burnside in early 1863 that Lincoln put Fighting Joe Hooker in command of the Army of the Potomac, writing him a famous letter informing him of his promotion. The letter became part of The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Although the letter is only a paragraph, Lincoln skillfully encourages and chides the new commanding general of the army for past intrigue against Burnside, who preceded him. Hooker, of course, would go on to lose the Battle of Chancellorsville and be fired in June 1863 just before the Battle of Gettysburg, but Hooker told people how proud he was to have received this letter from Lincoln.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to Lincoln’s letter to Hooker, this edition includes pictures of both men and other important generals.","brand":"Charles River Editors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47068640444656,"sku":"2940013085176","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013085176_p0.jpg?v=1763576683","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013085176","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}