Joseph Hooker
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Generals, Military Officers, Soldiers, Wars, Battles, American Civil War, Civil Wars, Coups
- Curriculum: American History 1816-1855, American Civil War & Reconstruction Era (1856-1877)
Article abstract: Military significance: At the Battle of Chancellorsville in May, 1863, Hooker was badly outgeneraled and ultimately relieved of army command. He rehabilitated his reputation somewhat in the western theater in late 1863 and 1864.
After graduating from the U.S. Military Academy in 1832, twenty-ninth out of fifty, Joseph Hooker served in the Seminole (1835-1843) and Mexican-American Wars (1846-1848). He earned his American Civil War (1861-1865) sobriquet of Fighting Joe on eastern battlefields in 1862.
Appointed commander of the dispirited...
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