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Who was Joseph Hooker?
Joseph Hooker was an Union Army General.
What was te union disaster of 1862?
Hooker's attack against the Confederates caused the Union to weaken severely.
Was General Hooker in the Union army?
Yes he was.
Who was the union general at chancelorsville?
Joseph Hooker
Was Meade a union general?
General Mead assumed the Union command from Hooker on his way to Gettysburg.
Did General Joseph Hooker's addition of cavalry to the Union army help?
General Joseph Hooker's addition of cavalry to the Union army helped to increase the speed of forces.
What side did Joseph hooker join in thecivil war?
Fighting Joe Hooker was a Union General.
Who was the Union commander that was nicknamed Fighting Joe?
general Hooker
Why was Union Major General Joesph Hooker a good choice to replace Major General Burnside as commander of the Army of the Potomac?
Union General Joseph Hooker had replaced General Burnside as commander of the Army of the Potomac. His first operation in early April of 1863 was to take the offensive against General Lee. Hooker intended to outflank Lee, reach the rear of Lee's army and force Lee to take the tactical offensive to save his army from disaster. Lee had always preferred taking the tactical defensive, especially when he was outnumbered. He dis this at the Battle of Antietam in 1862.
Which General was defeated by lee at chancelorsville?
Major General Joseph Hooker of the Union Army.
What did Union General William T Sherman write about the leadership of Union General Joseph Hooker?
Even though Union General Joseph Hooker had an enormous two to one advantage of General Lee's army, not every Union general held a favorable view of Hooker's ability to lead the Army of the Potomac. In a letter to President Lincoln, General Sherman expressed these words: " I know Hooker well and tremble to think of his handling of 100,000 men in the presence of Lee. I fear the result of an advance by Hooker on Lee". Sherman proved to be correct and Lee's greatest victory at the Battle of Chancellorsville was close at hand.
Who lost his nerve and the battle at chancellorsville?
General Joseph Hooker (Union)
