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| North |
| 1814-1879 |
| Massachusetts
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| Major General |
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The West Point graduate and Mexican
War veteran replaced Ambrose Burnside after the disastrous
Union campaign at Fredericksburg,
but Joseph Hooker fell out of favor with his superiors
by 1864. Denied promotion from major general to lieutenant
general, Hooker then chose to end his participation in
the war. Nicknamed "Fighting Joe" for his reputed
exploits at Williamsburg, Hooker would remain in the Army,
however, until an 1868 stroke forced him to retire. |
