Marcus F. Wright's Civil War Bios -  General Joseph Hooker

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                                   HOOKER
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   HOOKER, GEN. JOSEPH, born in Hadley, Mass., November 13, 1814.
   Graduated at West Point 1837. Served in Seminole war, and made first
   lieutenant November, 1838. July 1, 1842, appointed adjutant of
   Military Academy. Served through Mexican war and promoted to
   captaincy. Brevetted lieutenant-colonel at Chapultepec. Assistant
   adjutant-general of Pacific division till 1851. Resigned and entered
   civil life February 21, 1853. Appointed brigadier-general of
   volunteers in Union army May 17, 1861. Employed on the defenses of
   Washington, and in April, 1862, assigned to a division command.
   Engaged at siege of Yorktown, and after its surrneder made
   major-general of volunteers. Fought at battles of Williamsburg, Fair
   Oaks, Frazier's Farm, Glendale, and Malvern. Made division commander
   under Pope, and corps commander under McClellan. Fought at South
   Mountain and Antietam. Made brigadier in regular army. Commanded
   Burnside's center at battle of Fredericksburg. Succeeded Burnside in
   command of Army of Potomac. Meade succeeded him, when he was assigned
   to command of 12th corps at Chattanooga September 24, 1863. Served
   under Rosecarns, and afterwards under Grant, at capture of Lookout
   Mountain and in the battle of Missionary Ridge. Later served under
   Sherman in the Atlanta campaign. Brevetted major-general in regular
   army March 13, 1865, and subsequently had charge of Department of the
   East, and of the Lakes. Placed on retired list with rank of
   major-general October 15, 1868. Died October 31, 1879.