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ARTICLES RELATED TO Joseph Hooker - Civil War |  |  |  | Joseph Hooker - Civil War: Encyclopedia II - Joseph Hooker - Civil WarAt the start of the war, Hooker requested a commission, but his first application was rejected, possibly due to the lingering resentment harbored by Winfield Scott, general-in-chief of the Army. He had to borrow money to make the trip east from California. After he witnessed the Union Army defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run, he wrote a letter to President Abraham Lincoln that complained of military mismanagement, promoted his own qualifications, and again requested a commission. He was appointed in August 1861 as brigadier general of vol ...
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