Joseph Hooker

Joseph Hooker (1814-1879) was a Major General in the United States Army
during the American Civil War.

Hooker was popularly known as "Fighting Joe" Hooker, a nickname which he
detested. He was a 1837 graduate of West Point and served in the Mexican War.

Hooker replaced Ambrose Burnside as commander of the Army of the Potomac
after Burnside was defeated at the Battle of Fredricksburg.

Hooker commanded the Army of the Potomac during the Battle of
Chancellorsville where his planned campaign toward the Confederate capital
was stopped by Confederate General Robert E. Lee through a devastating
attack on Hooker's exposed right flank by General Thomas J. Jackson. The
Battle of Chancellorsville is often referred to as 'Lee's Masterpiece'.
Hooker resigned in 1863 during the early part of the Gettysburg campaign and
was replaced by General George Meade soon after this setback.

Hooker went on to gain a reputation as a solid commander when he was
transferred with the 11th and 12th Corps of the Army of the Potomac
westwards to reinforce The Army of the Cumberland around Chattanooga,
Tennessee. Hooker was in command at the Battle of Lookout Mountain (also
known as The Battle Above the Clouds} and succeeded in capturing the
important mountain for the Union.

Hooker participated in the Atlanta campaign but asked to be relieved before
capture of the city. He was transferred to the north where he remained for
the rest of the war.

The popular legend is that the slang term for prostitutes came from his last
name due to a certain lack of military discipline at his headquarters.

Hooker died in Garden City, New York, on 31 October 1879 and is buried in
Cincinnati, Ohio.

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