Hooker, Joseph, 1814-1879

Joseph Hooker (November 13, 1814 – October 31, 1865), known as "Fighting Joe", was a career U.S. Army officer and a major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Although he served throughout the war, usually with distinction, he is best remembered for his stunning defeat by Confederate General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863.

Army officer.

Major general and commander of the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War.

American army officer.

Union Army general in the U.S. Civil War.

Joseph Hooker: American Union general. In Oct. 1861- Sept. 1862, he was in command of Hooker's Division, 2nd Division of the III Corps, and the III Corps of the Army of Virginia, and then led the I Corps, Army of the Potomac at South Mountain and Antietam. Commissioned Brigadier General on 20 Sept of 1862, he commanded the V Corps and led the Centre Grand Division at Fredericksburg. In Jan. 1863, he was named commander of the Army of the Potomac. Following his defeat at Chancellorsville, he was relieved of the command and replaced by Meade. On Sept. 24, 1863 he was given command of the XX Corps and led them in the Chattanooga and Atlanta campaigns. He resigned his command on July 28, 1864, and served with the Northern Department until the end of the war.