William Joseph Hardee was one old and reliable corp in the United States civil war.

Confederate General William Joseph Hardee graduated from West Point in 1838. Hardee ranked 26th in his graduating class of 45 cadets. Most of his action in the US Civil War was in the Western Theater.

William J. Hardee died on 1873-11-06.

William J. Hardee was born on 1815-10-12.

Confederate General William Joseph Hardee graduated from West Point in 1838. He was ranked 26th in his class of graduating cadets that numbered 45. Hardee had served in the Mexican War and once the US Civil War began he saw most of his battlefield action in the Western Theater. As an aside, many historians are critical of Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston for not placing the veteran Hardee in charge of Fort Donelson.