Joseph Hooker

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Union Army general human military officer

Joseph Hooker was a Union Army major general during the American Civil War, best known for his leadership of the Army of the Potomac and his defeat at the Battle of Chancellorsville.

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Joseph Hooker canonical 24

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Union Army general ⓘ
human ⓘ
military officer ⓘ
allegiance Union ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
appointedCommanderOfArmyOfThePotomacOn 1863-01-26 ⓘ
awarded brevet major general, U.S. Army (regular) for Civil War service ⓘ
birthDate 1814-11-13 ⓘ
birthPlace Hadley, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hampshire County, Massachusetts ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
burialPlace Cincinnati, Ohio, United States ⓘ
surface form: Cincinnati, Ohio

Spring Grove Cemetery ⓘ
causeOfResignationFromArmyOfThePotomac disputes over reinforcements and command authority ⓘ
classRankAtGraduation 29th out of 50 ⓘ
commanded Army of the Cumberland ⓘ
surface form: Army of the Cumberland (interim command)

Army of the Potomac ⓘ
XX Corps (Union Army) ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1879-10-31 ⓘ
deathPlace Garden City, New York ⓘ
Nassau County, New York ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
educatedAt United States Military Academy ⓘ
familyName Hooker ⓘ
fullName Joseph Hooker self-link ⓘ
givenName Joseph ⓘ
graduationYear 1837 ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Army ⓘ
militaryRank Major general ⓘ
nickname Fighting Joe ⓘ
notableFor command of the Army of the Potomac ⓘ
defeat at the Battle of Chancellorsville ⓘ
participatedIn Atlanta Campaign ⓘ
Battle of Antietam ⓘ
Battle of Chancellorsville ⓘ
Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
Battle of Williamsburg ⓘ
Chattanooga Campaign ⓘ
Peninsula Campaign ⓘ
positionHeld commander of the Army of the Potomac ⓘ
predecessorAsCommanderOfArmyOfThePotomac Ambrose Burnside ⓘ
relative William Rosecrans ⓘ
surface form: William S. Rosecrans
religion Episcopalian ⓘ
relinquishedCommandOfArmyOfThePotomacOn 1863-06-28 ⓘ
servedIn Union Army ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
spouse Olivia Groesbeck ⓘ
successorAsCommanderOfArmyOfThePotomac George G. Meade ⓘ

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Battle of Chancellorsville → combatantCommander → Joseph Hooker ⓘ
Union Army → notableCommander → Joseph Hooker ⓘ
Army of the Potomac → commander → Joseph Hooker ⓘ
Battle of Fredericksburg → commander → Joseph Hooker ⓘ
Chattanooga Campaign → commander → Joseph Hooker ⓘ
Eastern Theater of the American Civil War → primaryUnionCommander → Joseph Hooker ⓘ
Gettysburg Campaign → commander → Joseph Hooker ⓘ
Battle of South Mountain → commander → Joseph Hooker ⓘ
Joseph Hooker → fullName → Joseph Hooker self-link ⓘ
Major General Joseph Hooker → fullName → Joseph Hooker ⓘ
subject surface form: Joseph Hooker
Battle of Oak Grove → commander → Joseph Hooker ⓘ
Battle of Missionary Ridge → commander → Joseph Hooker ⓘ
Battle of Missionary Ridge → unionRightCommander → Joseph Hooker ⓘ
Battle of Frayser’s Farm → commander → Joseph Hooker ⓘ
Battle of New Hope Church → UnionSubordinateCommander → Joseph Hooker ⓘ
The Cornfield → commandedBy → Joseph Hooker ⓘ
Chancellorsville Battlefield → notableCommander → Joseph Hooker ⓘ
Chancellorsville Battlefield → associatedWith → Joseph Hooker ⓘ
Battle of Williamsburg → commander → Joseph Hooker ⓘ
Hooker → hasNotableBearer → Joseph Hooker ⓘ
Statue of General Joseph Hooker (Boston) → dedicatedTo → Joseph Hooker ⓘ
Statue of General Joseph Hooker (Boston) → depicts → Joseph Hooker ⓘ
Cracker Line → commandersInvolved → Joseph Hooker ⓘ
Lookout Mountain Battlefield → associatedCommander → Joseph Hooker ⓘ