Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant · Character

Joseph Hooker

Union general who commanded the Army of the Potomac.

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Also known as Hooker, General Hooker

First appearance: i

Joseph Hooker shows up with force in Assuming the Command at Chattanooga—Opening a Line of Supplies—Battle of Wauhatchie—On the Picket Line. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Commands the 11th and 12th corps; crosses at Bridgeport and marches into Lookout Valley, engaging at Wauhatchie.

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In Assuming the Command at Chattanooga—Opening a Line of Supplies—Battle of Wauhatchie—On the Picket Line: Commands the 11th and 12th corps; crosses at Bridgeport and marches into Lookout Valley, engaging at Wauhatchie.

Later, in XLII: Hooker is initially ordered to ascend Lookout Mountain and later redirected to cross the Tennessee River and move to Rossville to threaten the enemy's rear.

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Assuming the Command at Chattanooga—Opening a Line of Supplies—Battle of Wauhatchie—On the Picket Line
Commands the 11th and 12th corps; crosses at Bridgeport and marches into Lookout Valley, engaging at Wauhatchie.
XLII
Hooker is initially ordered to ascend Lookout Mountain and later redirected to cross the Tennessee River and move to Rossville to threaten the enemy's rear.
XLIII
Led the attack on Lookout Mountain, driving the enemy from their positions.
Battle of Chattanooga
Ordered to cross Lookout Mountain and move toward Rossville to strike Bragg's left and rear, but delayed by the burning of Chattanooga Creek bridge.
The Campaign in Georgia—Sherman’s March to the Sea—War Anecdotes—The March on Savannah—Investment of Savannah—Capture of Savannah
Mentioned in Grant's letter to Sherman regarding troop movements.

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