Joseph Hooker

Joseph Hooker
NicknameFighting Joe
Born(1814-11-13)November 13, 1814
Hadley, Massachusetts
DiedOctober 31, 1879(1879-10-31) (aged 64)
Garden City, New York
Place of burialSpring Grove Cemetery
Allegiance United States of America
Union
Service/branch United States Army
California California Militia
Years of service1837–1853, 1861–1868 (USA)
1859–1861 (California)
Rank Major general (USA)
Colonel (California)
Commands heldI Corps
Army of the Potomac
XX Corps
Department of the East
Battles/warsSeminole Wars
Mexican-American War
American Civil War
Joseph Hooker in his uniform

Joseph Hooker (1814 – 1879) was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He fought Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Chancellorsville, when Hooker's much larger army was defeated. After the battle, he was replaced by George G. Meade before the Battle of Gettysburg.


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