George Meade
George Gordon Meade
Major General Ambrose Burnside was replaced by Major General Joseph Hooker because of the disastrous Battle of Fredricksburg in December of 1862. Also for the failed attack on Lee's army in early 1863.
Joseph Hooker
Union General Joseph Hooker graduated from West Point in 1837. He ranked 29th in his graduating class of 50 cadets. Hooker became a well known general and reached his peak when Lincoln appointed him to command the Army of the Potomac. Sadly for him, he lost the key Battle of Chancellorsville in May of 1863. He was replaced as the commander of the Army of the Potomac by General George Meade.
Union General Joseph Hooker suffered an injury that was costly for the Union. Problems for Union General Joseph Hooker began on May 3, 1863. Forces under the command of General JEB Stuart, who had replaced the fallen Stonewall Jackson, advanced towards Hooker's troop concentration at Chancellorsville. Hooker decided to consolidate the battle line held by Union General Sickle's 3rd Corps. This forced Hooker to make a grave mistake. He withdrew troops and artillery from the high ground at Hazel Grove. The Confederates immediately replaced the federals there and Rebel artillery had a clear shot at Union positions. One such cannon shot injured General Hooker. The blast from a cannon knocked him unconscious. A Confederate shell had hit his headquarters. His injury caused General Darius Couch to take command. His appeal to Sickle's for reinforcements went unheeded. This caused Hooker's combat line to crumble under Confederate assaults.
At Chancellorsville the Army of Northern Virginia(Confederate) commanded by General Robert E. Lee engaged and defeated the Army of the Potomac(Union) commanded by General Joseph Hooker.
George Gordon Meade
US President Lincoln replaced General Hooker with General George Meade as commander of the Army of the Potomac. He won the Battle of Gettysburg.
Joseph Hooker was an Union Army General.
general Joseph hooker
Major General Joseph "Fighting Joe" Hooker succeeded General Burnside as the commander of the Army of the Potomac. Hooker was the third general Lincoln had as the leader of the North's premier army.
Joseph Hooker
Major General Ambrose Burnside was replaced by Major General Joseph Hooker because of the disastrous Battle of Fredricksburg in December of 1862. Also for the failed attack on Lee's army in early 1863.
Joseph Hooker
Joseph Hooker was born on November 13, 1814
Irvin McDowell
Union General Joseph Hooker graduated from West Point in 1837. He ranked 29th in his graduating class of 50 cadets. Hooker became a well known general and reached his peak when Lincoln appointed him to command the Army of the Potomac. Sadly for him, he lost the key Battle of Chancellorsville in May of 1863. He was replaced as the commander of the Army of the Potomac by General George Meade.