Hooker was also the name of a Yankee general who always had plenty of camp followers with his troops. They called the camp followers, Hooker's. Despite that, it's a fine family name.
They were called Hooker's girls when he rounded them up and made them stay in area of town, and allowed his men to visit them at an appropriate time. Great for morale ya know.
Fightin' Joe was truly a man of vision, ahead of his time. Grant didn't like him much, though. Maybe he was too drunk to appreciate the Hookers. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
"When a group of officials came to see Lincoln about the rumors of Grant's drinking, Lincoln is supposed to have said, 'If it
makes fighting men like Grant, then find out what he drinks, and send my other commanders a case!' ".
