He led the Army of the Potomac after Fredericksburg and before Gettysburg. He proved a better organiser and motivator than expected, but was wrong-footed by the Lee-Jackson team in their last and greatest battle at Chancellorsville.
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.
133,868 soldiers of the Army of the Potomac fought 60,892 of the Army of Northern Virginia. You can find much more information on the Battle of Chancellorsville in the Sources and related links section, below.
Joe Hooker moved the Union Army of the Potomac to bring Lee to battle, and threaten Richmond. But Lee out foxed him, won the battle, and Hooker retreated.
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The Army of the Potomac (US) was led by Gen. Joseph Hooker.
The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia led by General R.E. Lee defeated the Union Army of Potomac led by General Joseph Hooker.
The US Army of Potomac.
Confederates - Army of Northern Virginia (Lee/Jackson) Union - Army of the Potomac (Hooker)
Major General Joe "Fighting Joe" Hooker was the commander of the Federal Army of the Potomac at Chancellorsville.
He led the Army of the Potomac after Fredericksburg and before Gettysburg. He proved a better organiser and motivator than expected, but was wrong-footed by the Lee-Jackson team in their last and greatest battle at Chancellorsville.
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.
The Confederate victory at the Battle of Chancellorsville was costly. The South suffered 10,737 casualties . The Union army, the Army of the Potomac had 11,116 casualties.
The Union field army involved was the Army of the Potomac, at that time under the command of Major General Joseph Hooker. Under "related links" below is a link to a Union "Order of Battle" for the Army of the Potomac at Chancellorsville which lists all units in a particular command at a certain moment in time.
133,868 soldiers of the Army of the Potomac fought 60,892 of the Army of Northern Virginia. You can find much more information on the Battle of Chancellorsville in the Sources and related links section, below.
Fighting Joe Hooker led the Union Army and Robert E. Lee led the Confederate Army
Lee, of course, for the Army of Northern Virginia. The latest luckless commander of the luckless Army of the Potomac was Joe Hooker. Michael Montagne