General JJ
Corporal
- Joined
- Jan 24, 2019
Hooker gets a lot of criticism from most historians today. So I'm wondering, what do you think was his biggest mistake?
Right off the bat, I can think of a number of mistakes he made that people criticize him for:
-retreating on May 1st to a defensive position around Chancellorsville, instead of pushing forward and getting out of the Wilderness
-leaving the right flank of the army (XI Corps) exposed to a flank attack
-evacuating Hazel Grove and giving the enemy a perfect artillery position (I personally think this was the most critical mistake)
-withdrawing across the river from his bridgehead
Right off the bat, I can think of a number of mistakes he made that people criticize him for:
-retreating on May 1st to a defensive position around Chancellorsville, instead of pushing forward and getting out of the Wilderness
-leaving the right flank of the army (XI Corps) exposed to a flank attack
-evacuating Hazel Grove and giving the enemy a perfect artillery position (I personally think this was the most critical mistake)
-withdrawing across the river from his bridgehead