Pedestal Mushroom

This beautiful plant picks up the evening sun in the Wilderness where Hooker called his staff and commanders together. The Union sat in very sound breast works with 75,000 men and Lee had maybe 35,000. Hooker had declined to attack down this trail a bit and Reynolds had sent Stone out on a recon hoping to get the battle going. Now, later, ever commander advised Hooker to stay and fight, indeed attack. But Hooker was beaten in spirit and ordered the AoP to turn and go home. Lincoln let him go home too. "Fighting Joe Hooker" did not live up to his reputation. Lee was disappointed, and felt like he could have ended it here and rolled up the AoP.

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