Joseph Hooker | |
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| 👁 Image Portrait by Mathew Brady or Levin C. Handy | |
| Nickname(s) | Fighting Joe |
| Born | (1814-11-13)November 13, 1814 Hadley, Massachusetts |
| Died | October 31, 1879(1879-10-31) (aged64) Garden City, New York |
| Place of burial | |
| Allegiance | 👁 Image United States of America Union |
| Branch | 👁 Image United States Army 👁 California California Militia |
| Yearsof service | 1837–1853, 1861–1868 (USA) 1859–1861 (California) |
| Rank | 👁 Image Major general (USA) 👁 Image Colonel (California) |
| Commands | I Corps Army of the Potomac XX Corps Department of the East |
| Battles / wars | Seminole Wars Mexican-American War American Civil War |
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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Media related to Joseph Hooker 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.
| Military offices | ||
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| Precededby James B. Ricketts |
Commander of the I Corps September 6, 1862 – September 17, 1862 |
Succeededby George G. Meade |
| Precededby Fitz John Porter |
Commander of the V Corps November 10, 1862 – November 16, 1862 |
Succeededby Daniel Butterfield |
| Precededby Ambrose Burnside |
Commander of the Army of the Potomac January 26, 1863 – June 28, 1863 |
Succeededby George G. Meade |
| Precededby Alexander M. McCook |
Commander of the XX Corps April 14, 1864 – July 28, 1864 |
Succeededby Alpheus S. Williams |
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