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Fighting Joe Hooker   /fˈaɪtɪŋ dʒoʊ hˈʊkər/   Listen
Fighting Joe Hooker

noun
1.
United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879).  Synonyms: Hooker, Joseph Hooker.





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"Fighting joe hooker" Quotes from Famous Books



... firmness, in face of terrible resistance, gaining much ground and driving the rebels from their first line of defenses. Now, the corps of Hooker rushed to the assistance of the Ninth. As the gallant general and his staff rode along the lines, enthusiastic cheers for "Fighting Joe Hooker," greeted him everywhere. Forming his divisions hastily, he pushed them on the enemy's ...
— Three Years in the Sixth Corps • George T. Stevens


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