. Brevet Colonel and Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865.
Mustered out, Oct. 18, 1865.
Hooker, Joseph.
Born at Hadley, Mass., Nov. 13, 1814.
Cadet, U. S. Military Academy, July 1, 1833, to July 1, 1837. Second Lieutenant, 1st U. S. Artillery, July 1, 1837. First Lieutenant, Nov. 1, 1838. Regimental Adjutant, Sept. 1, 1841, to May 11, 1846. Brevet Captain, U. S. Army, Sept. 23, 1846. Brevet Captain, staff, Assistant Adj. General, March 3, 1847. Brevet Major, U. S. Army, June 11, 1847. Brevet Lieut. Colonel, Sept. 13, 1847.
Captain, 1st Artillery, Oct. 29, 1848.
Vacated, Oct. 29, 1848.
Resigned, Feb. 21, 1853. Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, May 17, 1861.
In the defences of Washington, Aug. 12, 1861, to Dec., 1861.
Guarding the lower Potomac, Dec., 1861, to Mar. 10, 1862.
In the Virginia Peninsular campaign, Mar.–Aug, 1862; engaged in the siege of Yorktown, Apr. 5 to May 4, 1862; battle of Williamsburg, May 5, 1862. Maj. General, U. S. Volunteers, May 5, 1862.