TODAY'S SPOTLIGHT ON CIVIL WAR GENERALS
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October 23, 2011
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Then there was Gen. Hooker.
Posted by: Loudmouth | October 23, 2011 at 01:48 PM
Thank goodness no one has found information about my 4th great-grandpa Dick 'Sterling' Johnson. And yes, that was really his name.
Posted by: nursecindy | October 23, 2011 at 01:57 PM
(Gen.) Bushrod Johnson served under (Gen.) Pillow.
Posted by: oneblankspace | October 23, 2011 at 02:27 PM
Did Pontius Piwate know him too ?
Posted by: Clankie | October 23, 2011 at 02:48 PM
I wonder if he and General Cocke ever fought General Hooker.
(https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Philip_St._George_Cocke ; https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Joseph_Hooker )
Posted by: Stev0 | October 23, 2011 at 03:31 PM
I understand he was real popular with all the saloon girls, too.
Posted by: billinbossier | October 23, 2011 at 03:38 PM
Congrats on the Panthers, Cindy. Ol' Sterling Johnson would be proud.
Posted by: Elon | October 23, 2011 at 09:01 PM
Thanks Elon! My other favorite team, the Packers, also won!
Posted by: nursecindy | October 23, 2011 at 09:19 PM
Gen. Hooker actually gave his name to prostitutes. In Louisiana they were known as Hooker's Army, and finally just Hookers.
Posted by: ken in sc | October 24, 2011 at 09:19 PM
Unfortunately, the connection of Gen. Hooker to prostitutes is incorrect. The term was in use in print before he became a public figure; a coincidence of name, but that's about it.
Sorry to rain on the parade.
Posted by: Mahan | October 24, 2011 at 11:35 PM
But that's okay, because with generals like these, the Union was sure to win the war...
Gen. Dix, Gen. Cox, and, of course, Gen. Beaver
Posted by: Mahan | October 24, 2011 at 11:49 PM