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'''Joseph Hooker''' (November 13, 1814 – October 31, 1879) served as a major [[General]] in the Union [[Army]] during the [[American Civil War]]. Born in Hadley, [[Massachusetts]] as grandson of a [[captain]] in the [[American Revolutionary War]], Hooker graduated from [[West Point]] [[Military]] Academy in 1837. <ref>http://www.aotc.net/Hooker_home.htm</ref> Nicknamed "fighting Joe", he had a reputation for being aggressive in pursuit of [[war]], [[women]], and [[liquor]]. <ref>http://www.mrlincolnswhitehouse.org/inside.asp?ID=136&subjectID=2</ref>

'''Joseph Hooker''' (November 13, 1814 – October 31, 1879) served as a major [[General]] in the Union [[Army]] during the [[American Civil War]]. Born in Hadley, [[Massachusetts]] as grandson of a captain in the American Revolution, Hooker graduated from [[West Point]] in 1837. <ref>http://www.aotc.net/Hooker_home.htm</ref> Nicknamed "fighting Joe", he had a reputation for being aggressive in pursuit of war, women, and liquor. <ref>http://www.mrlincolnswhitehouse.org/inside.asp?ID=136&subjectID=2</ref>

Hooker served in the [[Mexican War]] and later rose to the rank of lieutenant-colonel. After the war, he served as assistant adjutant general of the Pacific Division, and would go on to resign in February 1853. <ref>http://www.militarymuseum.org/Hooker.html</ref> From 1859 to 1861, he held a commission as a colonel in the [[California]] militia. During the start of the American Civil War in 1861 he was appointed brigadier-general of volunteers. He would command a brigade and later a division around the [[Washington, D.C.]] area.  

Hooker served in the [[Mexican War]] and later rose to the rank of lieutenant-colonel. After the war, he served as assistant adjutant general of the Pacific Division; he resigned in February 1853. <ref>http://www.militarymuseum.org/Hooker.html</ref> From 1859 to 1861, he held a commission as a colonel in the California militia. During the start of the American Civil War in 1861 he was appointed brigadier-general of volunteers. He commanded a brigade and later a division around the Washington, D.C. area.  

Wounded at Antietam, Hooker was critical of General Ambrose Burnside for his actions at Fredericksburg. When Burnside sought Lincoln's support in getting Hooker removed, Lincoln removed Burnside instead and gave control of the Army of the Potomac to Hooker in January 1863. The headquarters for the confident commander were said to resemble "a combination of bar-room and brothel." In the period leading up to the battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia, in 1863, Hooker employed an extensive system of scouts, spies, signal stations, and even observation balloons, but Confederate general [[Robert E. Lee]] had a much better intelligence picture of his enemy, thanks in good measure to his cavalry. Lee knew the strength, dispositions, and even the intentions of his enemy better than did Hooker, and also made better use of the information he had. Thus intelligence was a major factor in Lee's victory at Chancellorsville, despite the Union's two-to-one advantage in troop strength.<Ref> Jay Luvaas, "The Role of Intelligence in the Chancellorsville Campaign, April-May, 1863." ''Intelligence and National Security'' 1990 5(2): 99-115. 0268-4527 </Ref>  

Wounded at Antietam, Hooker was critical of General [[Ambrose Burnside]] for his faulures at the [[Battle of Fredericksburg]]. When Burnside sought Lincoln's support in getting Hooker removed, Lincoln removed Burnside instead and gave control of the Army of the Potomac to Hooker in January 1863. The headquarters for the confident commander were said to resemble "a combination of bar-room and brothel." In the period leading up to the battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia, in 1863, Hooker employed an extensive system of scouts, spies, signal stations, and even observation balloons, but Confederate general [[Robert E. Lee]] had a much better intelligence picture of his enemy, thanks in good measure to his cavalry. Lee knew the strength, dispositions, and even the intentions of his enemy better than did Hooker, and also made better use of the information he had. Thus intelligence was a major factor in Lee's victory at Chancellorsville, despite the Union's two-to-one advantage in troop strength.<Ref> Jay Luvaas, "The Role of Intelligence in the Chancellorsville Campaign, April-May, 1863." ''Intelligence and National Security'' 1990 5(2): 99-115. 0268-4527 </Ref>