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Joseph Hooker

Hooker, Joseph (1814–79), U.S. general during the Civil War. Appointed commander of the Army of the Potomac (1863), he was defeated by General Robert E. Lee at Chancellorsville and relieved as army commander.

See also: Civil War, U.S.

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