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Hooker Replaces Burnside as Army of the Potomac Commander
President Lincoln relieves Maj Gen Am bros e F Burnside and appoints Maj Gen Joseph Hooker to lead the Army of the Potomac. Hooker, a veteran of the Mexican War and Peninsular Campaign, earns mixed views from officers but wins troops with bold fighting image and care for soldiers. Lincoln warns against rashness while urging military success.
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