General Hooker

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Civil_War_Campaign_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1814-11-13
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Hadley,_Massachusetts,_USA
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:burialPlace Greenwood_Cemetery,_Brooklyn,_New_York,_USA
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
1st Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
gptkbp:deathDate 1879-10-31
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:famousQuote “I will fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.”
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Joseph_Hooker
gptkbp:historicalImpact Influenced future military leaders
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Major_General_in_the_Union_Army
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Hooker
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:General_William_Tecumseh_Sherman
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:General_Winfield_Scott
gptkbp:knownFor Leadership_in_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:legacy Influence on military strategy
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:West_Point
Major General
Medal of Honor (posthumous)
Use of reconnaissance
gptkbp:nickname Fighting Joe
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Chancellorsville
gptkbp:personalBest Health issues during service
gptkbp:personalLife Struggled with alcoholism
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition Honored in military history
gptkbp:postWarCareer gptkb:U.S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers
Politician
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Burnside
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:reputation Controversial leader
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Mexican-American_War
Chief of Staff
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1837-1863
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Frances_Hooker
gptkbp:strategicGoals Offensive tactics
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_Meade