Nickname(s) "Fighting Joe" Name Joseph Hooker | Role Major Awards Founder's Gold Medal | |
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Born November 13, 1814Hadley, Massachusetts ( 1814-11-13 ) Allegiance United States of AmericaUnion Years of service 1837–1853, 1861–1868 (U.S.)1859–1861 (California) Parents Joseph Hooker IV, Mary Seymour Similar People | ||
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Joseph Hooker (November 13, 1814 – October 31, 1879) was a career United States Army officer, achieving the rank of major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Although he served throughout the war, usually with distinction, Hooker is best remembered for his stunning defeat by Confederate General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863.

