Joseph Hooker

GPTKB entity

Properties (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Mexican_War_Medal
gptkb:Civil_War_Campaign_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1814-11-13
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Hadley,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Green-Wood_Cemetery
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
I Corps
gptkbp:deathDate 1879-10-31
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Garden_City,_New_York
gptkbp:education gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:famousQuote “The best way to keep your word is not to give it.”
“I will fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.”
“The enemy is in front of us, and we must go through them.”
“I have no doubt that we will win.”
“We must fight, and we must win.”
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Joseph Hooker
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:William_Tecumseh_Sherman
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Winfield_Scott
gptkbp:knownFor Leadership_in_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:legacy Military leadership
Military tactics
Civil War history
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nickname Fighting Joe
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Chancellorsville
gptkbp:postWarCareer Agriculture
Politics
Veteran Affairs
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Ambrose_Burnside
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:services USMA 1837
gptkbp:serviceYears 1837-1877
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Frances_Hooker
gptkbp:successor gptkb:George_Meade