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Joseph Hooker - Final years and legacy

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Joseph Hooker - Final years and legacy: Encyclopedia II - Joseph Hooker - Civil War

At 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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Joseph Hooker - Final years and legacy: Encyclopedia II - Joseph Hooker - Early years

Hooker was born in Hadley, Massachusetts, the grandson of a captain in the American Revolutionary War. His initial schooling was at the local Hopkins Academy. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1837 and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 1st U.S. Artillery. His initial assignment was in Florida fighting in second of the Seminole Wars. He served in the Mexican War in staff positions in the campaigns of both Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott. He received brevet promotions for his staff leadership and gallantry in three bat ...

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