Joseph Anthony Mower | |
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![]() Maj. Gen. Joseph A. Mower | |
Born | Woodstock, Vermont, US | August 22, 1827
Died | January 6, 1870 New Orleans, Louisiana, US | (aged 42)
Place of burial | |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ | United States Army Union Army |
Years of service | 1847–1848 1855–1870 |
Rank | ![]() |
Unit | 1st U.S. Infantry |
Commands | 11th Missouri Infantry XX Corps 39th U.S. Infantry 25th U.S. Infantry |
Battles/wars | Mexican–American War American Civil War |
Other work | carpenter |
Joseph Anthony Mower (August 22, 1827 – January 6, 1870) was a Union general during the American Civil War. He was a competent officer, and he was well respected by his troops and fellow officers. He was known among his troops as "Fighting Joe". Major General William Tecumseh Sherman said of Mower, "he's the boldest young officer we have".