Joseph Hooker
| Joseph Hooker | |
|---|---|
| File:Joseph Hooker - Brady-Handy--restored.jpg Portrait by Mathew Brady or Levin C. Handy | |
| Nickname | Fighting Joe |
| Born | November 13, 1814 Hadley, Massachusetts |
| Died | October 31, 1879 (aged 64) Garden City, New York |
| Place of burial | Spring Grove Cemetery |
| Allegiance | File:Flag of the United States (1837-1845).svg United States of America Union |
| Service/branch | File:Flag of the United States Army.svg United States Army California California Militia |
| Years of service | 1837–1853, 1861–1868 (USA) 1859–1861 (California) |
| Rank | File:Union Army major general rank insignia.svg Major general (USA) File:Union Army colonel rank insignia.png Colonel (California) |
| Commands held | I Corps Army of the Potomac XX Corps Department of the East |
| Battles/wars | Seminole Wars Mexican-American War American Civil War |
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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.
Other websites[change]
File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 47: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
- "Fighting Joe" Hooker Biography and timeline Archived 2013-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Joseph Hooker in Encyclopedia Virginia
- Hooker biography on Civil War Home
- Joseph Hooker Source Page and Photo Gallery Archived 2013-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Hooker article from the California State Military Museum
- General Joseph Hooker House Archived 2009-05-02 at the Wayback Machine in Sonoma, California
- Letter to Major General Joseph Hooker from President Abraham Lincoln, January 26, 1863 Archived November 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- "Joseph Hooker". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2008-02-12.Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by James B. Ricketts |
Commander of the I Corps September 6, 1862 – September 17, 1862 |
Succeeded by George G. Meade |
| Preceded by Fitz John Porter |
Commander of the V Corps November 10, 1862 – November 16, 1862 |
Succeeded by Daniel Butterfield |
| Preceded by Ambrose Burnside |
Commander of the Army of the Potomac January 26, 1863 – June 28, 1863 |
Succeeded by George G. Meade |
| Preceded by Alexander M. McCook |
Commander of the XX Corps April 14, 1864 – July 28, 1864 |
Succeeded by Alpheus S. Williams |
