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Joseph Hooker

1814 - 1879

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Joseph Hooker (November 13, 1814 – October 31, 1879) was an American Civil War general for the Union, chiefly remembered for his decisive defeat by Confederate General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863. Hooker had served in the Seminole Wars and the Mexican–American War, receiving three brevet promotions, before resigning from the Army. At the start of the Civil War, he joined the Union side as a brigadier general, distinguishing himself at Williamsburg, Antietam and Fredericksburg, after which he was given command of the Army of the Potomac. His ambitious plan for Chancellorsville was thwarted by Lee's bold move in dividing his army and routing a Union corps, as well as by mistakes on the part of Hooker's subordinate generals and his own loss of nerve. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Hooker is the 1,740th most popular military personnel (down from 1,577th in 2019), the 6,854th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,941st in 2019) and the 111th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among military personnels, Joseph Hooker ranks 1,740 out of 2,058. Before him are James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, Benjamin Briggs, Reinhard Hardegen, Suheil al-Hassan, Alfred Keller, and Philotas. After him are Kiichiro Higuchi, Sudirman, Milivoj Ašner, Karl Freiherr von Müffling, William Guarnere, and Peter Cosgrove.

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Among people born in 1814, Joseph Hooker ranks 63. Before him are Edmond Frémy, Jacques-Joseph Ebelmen, Adolph Tidemand, Prince Karl of Auersperg, Hermann, Prince of Wied, and José Posada Herrera. After him are James Paget, Jānis Cimze, Zsigmond Kemény, Dimitrios Valvis, Nicolaas Beets, and Oskar Kolberg. Among people deceased in 1879, Joseph Hooker ranks 52. Before him are Miguel Grau Seminario, Immanuel Hermann Fichte, Édouard Spach, Jakob Stämpfli, William Lloyd Garrison, and Peter Michal Bohúň. After him are Edward Blore, László Paál, Peter Arnold Heise, William Froude, Emma Smith, and William Fothergill Cooke.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joseph Hooker ranks 6,856 out of 20,380. Before him are Linda Cardellini (1975), Julia Ward Howe (1819), Mildred Gillars (1900), Richard Helms (1913), Bellamy Young (1970), and Jerry Buss (1933). After him are John Baldessari (1931), Geraldine Ferraro (1935), Timbaland (1972), Richard Kind (1956), Van Johnson (1916), and Helen Walton (1919).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Joseph Hooker ranks 111. Before him are Eddie Slovik (1920), Braxton Bragg (1817), Frederick C. Weyand (1916), Irvin McDowell (1818), James Jesus Angleton (1917), and Benjamin Briggs (1835). After him are William Guarnere (1923), Henry Gunther (1895), Lewis Powell (1844), James Van Fleet (1892), George Pickett (1825), and Smedley Butler (1881).

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