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Joseph Hooker (Spitzname Fighting Joe; * 13. November 1814 in Hadley , Massachusetts ; † 31. Oktober 1879 in Garden City , New York ) war ein Generalmajor der Unionsarmee im Amerikanischen Bürgerkrieg .
Joseph Hooker (November 13, 1814 – October 31, 1879) was an American Civil War general for the Union, chiefly remembered for his decisive defeat by Confederate General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863.
- 1837–1853, 1861–1868 (U.S.), 1859–1861 (California)
9. Nov. 2009 · Joseph Hooker (1814-1879) was a career U.S. military officer who served as a major general and commander of the Union Army of the Potomac during the Civil War (1861-65)....
Joseph Hooker. Title Major General. War & Affiliation Civil War / Union. Date of Birth - Death November 13, 1814 – October 31, 1879. A career United States Army officer and Mexican-American War veteran, Hooker was appointed in 1861 as a brigadier general of the Union Army.
13. März 2024 · Joseph Hooker (born Nov. 13, 1814, Hadley, Mass., U.S.—died Oct. 31, 1879, Garden City, N.Y.) was a Union general in the American Civil War (1861–65) who successfully reorganized the Army of the Potomac in early 1863 but who thereafter earned a seesaw reputation for defeat and victory in battle.
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12. Jan. 2024 · Joseph Hooker was a prominent Union officer who commanded the Army of the Potomac from January 26, 1863 to June 28, 1863 during the American Civil War. On January 26, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln named Joseph Hooker as the new commanding general of the Army of the Potomac.
22. Dez. 2021 · Joseph Hooker was a Union general during the American Civil War (1861–1865) and, for the first half of 1863, commander of the Army of the Potomac. Nicknamed “Fighting Joe,” Hooker was a Regular Army veteran with a checkered reputation—rumors of drunkenness dogged him for much of his career—and a talent for political infighting.
