Joseph Hooker Military Papers mssHooker
Brooke M. Black
The Huntington Library
March 2021
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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Joseph Hooker military papers
Creator:
Hooker, Joseph, 1814-1879
Identifier/Call Number: mssHooker
Physical Description:
7.50 Linear Feet
(18 boxes and 1 envelope)
Date (inclusive): 1861-1864
Abstract: Military papers belonging to American Union General Joseph Hooker.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item]. Joseph Hooker military papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Joseph H. Wood, April 1964.
Biographical / Historical
Joseph Hooker (1814-1879) was an American Union general. From October 1861 to September 1862, he was in command of Hooker's
Division, 2nd Division of the III Corps, and the III Corps of the Army of Virginia, and then led the I Corps, Army of the
Potomac at South Mountain and Antietam. Commissioned Brigadier General on September 20, 1862, he commanded the V Corps and
led the Centre Grand Division at Fredericksburg. In January 1863, he was named commander of the Army of the Potomac. Following
his defeat at Chancellorsville, he was relieved of his command and replaced by George Meade. On September 24, 1863 he was
given command of the XX Corps and led them in the Chattanooga and Atlanta campaigns. He resigned his command on July 28, 1864,
and served with the Northern Department until the end of the war.
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, orders, reports, dispatches, reconnaissance reports, and other military documents accumulated by Hooker's
headquarters from October 1861 through September 1864. Included are papers relating to the battles of Antietam and Chancellorsville.
There are no items for the four months from October 1862 through January 1863.
Processing Information
Processed by Huntington Library staff. In 2021, Brooke M. Black created a finding aid.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
General
Former call number: mssHooker papers.
Existence and Location of Copies
Many of the papers appear in The War of the Rebellion: a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate
armies (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1880-1900).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862 -- Sources
Chancellorsville, Battle of, Chancellorsville, Va., 1863 -- Sources
Generals -- United States -- Correspondence
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns -- Sources
Military records -- United States -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Professional papers -- United States -- Civil War, 1861-1865
United States. Army -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources
United States. Army of the Cumberland. Corps, 20th (1863-1865)
United States. Army of the Potomac
United States. Army of Virginia. Corps 3rd (1862)
Box 8
1862 Peninsula - Second Manassas
Box 9
1862 September South Mountain and Antietam
Box 10
Early 1863 Pre-Chancellorsville
Box 11
1863 Pre-Chancellorsville and Chancellorsville
Box 14
1863 Chancellorsville and Post-battle
Envelope 1
Material formerly in Box 19
1863
Scope and Contents
Contains Morning Reports, Field Returns, and Names of Generals and Staff Officers.
