The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-11-14

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/ This distinguished and able officer has
made his mark" and the country esteem
him as Is one OF our first military men,
Cool, calm, deliberate. and energetic. he is
just The man to lead msn into battle and
with the success he has already had, We
predic, glorious future awaits him.
The following sketch of General Hooker,
from the New York Times, will interest our
readers: Y ~- --h
This distinguished military chiefain.
whose triumphant exercises have raised so
high the admiration and confidence of his
country in this great crisis. was born in
Hadley, Massachusetts,, in 1919, and is con-
sequently forty three years of age. His
parents are not living. He has no brother.
He is himself bachelor He entered the
army from West Point in 1897, Second
Lieutenant First Artillery, and was pro-
noted TO First Lieutenant in 1888, Adjuiant
Military Academy in l841, Regimen,al Ad-
Jutant, 1s4l TO 1876. Throughout the
Mexican war. in all its hard conflicts, he
was well known as one of the brave, as be
is now 50 well known in this struggle. He |
was breyetted Captain in 1916 :. Tor gallant
conduct in the several conflicts at Monterey |
on the 21st, 22d, and 23d Of September. |
1896" Brevetted Captain Staff-Assistsnt
Adjutant General, 1647-and sgain in the |
sane year brevetted Major, for gallant and |
meritorious conduct in the affair at the Ma
tional Bridge. Brevetted Lieutenant Col
onel IN the same year, also for gallant and
meritorlous conduct in the battle Of Chepul-
tepec. Thus much for his career in the
Mexican campaigns.
In 1S48 he rose in regular lime of pro.
motion in his regiment to full captaincy,
and in the same year vacated his regimen
tai commission and accepted the appoint
ment of Assistant Adjutant General with
rank OF Captain. which position he continued
to fill till in 1858. when he resigned while
on duty In California. purchased tract of
land, and became farmer in Sonoma, CD
the bay Of San Francisco. From this EN-.
ployment, when the Government made an
appropriation for National road connect.
ing California and Oregon. he was summon
ed to superintend that enterprise by Colonel
Bache, OF the Typographical Engineer corps,
who was in charge of that appropriation,
md who well understood his capacity and
ideGty. General Hooker had just finished
ais work and returned to California when,
ike Ciucinnatus, he was literally summoned
rom his plough 10 fight the battles of his
country. At the first reyerberation of the
lrtillery of Fort Sumter upon the shores Of
he Pacific. he started Immediately for the
ield of conflict, and on his arrival was, in
Day, 1861. made Brigadier Genera of vol
n,eers, and placed in command of the First
nd Eleventh Massachusetts, Second New
hampshire and Twenty Sixth Pennsylv
gIments, then located at Bladens burg and
inch, IN their triumphant subsequent ca
Ger, have, under their noble leader, so fair
7 earned tie name Of Hooker's Fighting
rigade.''
General Hooker was strongly solicited !
lille in Oregon, to allow his name to be :
sed in connection with The United States
enate. lie, however, not emily declined
10 suggestion, but joining hands with Sen ;,
or Nesmith, canvassed the whole State z z
nth him. and was thus confessedly main
In placing in that body the la !
rented Baker, who was his bosom friend. y
In person, General Hooker is very tall, = =
'ect. eompactly but not heavily built, ex- :
emely muscular. and of great physical +
,durance of light complexion, fresh, -
Iddy countenance, full, clear mild eyes, j.
te'lectual head. brown hair, slightly ting !. =
with gray-and altogether, one of the -
ost elegant and commanding officers in ID
$ bearing and appearance in the army. =
In social intercourse he is frank. unpre- =
nding and courteous. removing embarrass. :;
ont from even the humblest parsonage who u
proaches him. 1t is only when at the a,
ad Of his command and in the storm of d
tile that he arrays himself in the stern and n
~ aspect of the commading. heroic mill. - -
~ chiettain. His transcendent career in "
is rebellion is familiar to all. He has in " .,
g most emphatic well as triumphant N
amer, literally fought his way to his pres " "
t elevation. The wonder is that he was ie
placed in different position at the open eiIi
, OF this rebellion. eo
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