Joseph Hooker

For the English botanist, see Joseph Dalton Hooker.

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.

Joseph Hooker
Portrait by Mathew Brady or Levin C. Handy
Nickname	Fighting Joe
Born	(1814-11-13)November 13, 1814 Hadley, Massachusetts
Died	October 31, 1879(1879-10-31) (aged 64) Garden City, New York
Place of burial	Spring Grove Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Service/branch	United States Army California Militia
Years of service	1837–1853, 1861–1868 (USA) 1859–1861 (California)
Rank	Major general (USA) Colonel (California)
Commands held	I Corps Army of the Potomac XX Corps Department of the East
Battles/wars	Seminole Wars Mexican-American War American Civil War Battle of Williamsburg Battle of Antietam Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Chancellorsville Chattanooga Campaign Atlanta Campaign

Joseph Hooker in his uniform

Joseph Hooker Media

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  Hooker in an 1863 engraving

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  General "Fightin' Joe" Hooker

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  Union General Joseph Hooker (seated 2nd to right) and his staff, 1863

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  Title:Mrs. Joseph Hooker (Olivia Groesbeck).*Author/Artist:Read, Thomas Buchanan, 1822-1872*Creation Date:1842*Description:Graphic reproduction(s) with documentation of a painting.*41 1/2 x 33 1/4 in. (sight).*oil on canvas.*Provenance:Mrs. Charles W. Pierson (Elizabeth G. Groesbeck), New York. Current Repository:Mrs. Charles W. Pierson, New York, New York, United States, private.

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  Hooker and his staff at Lookout Mountain

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  Hooker's equestrian statue at Massachusetts State House

Other websites

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
Preceded by James B. Ricketts	Commander of the I Corps September 6, 1862 – September 17, 1862	Succeeded by George G. Meade
Preceded by Fitz John Porter	Commander of the V Corps November 10, 1862 – November 16, 1862	Succeeded by Daniel Butterfield
Preceded by Ambrose Burnside	Commander of the Army of the Potomac January 26, 1863 – June 28, 1863	Succeeded by George G. Meade
Preceded by Alexander M. McCook	Commander of the XX Corps April 14, 1864 – July 28, 1864	Succeeded by Alpheus S. Williams