Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-01-24

j TO be enlightened in order to display all the
1 finer qualities of the Christian character.
As it is, their simple faith in the realities
! Of future life, and their unqestioning
trust in Providence often put TO shame
the more intelligent, but less reliant creeds
of those who are socially their superiOrs. !"
General Joseph Hooker. sane
This officer known as sFighting Joe, F"
is one of the most valued and expert
enced officers in the American Army, and
the report of his having been mOrtally
wounded fell with stunning effect upon
the nation. Later dispatches show that
the report was premature and unfounded
The following biographical sketch of Cen
eral Hooker will be of interest: .i2 zt
"This distinguished military chisftain,
whose triumphant exertions 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 years of age. Hisparents
are not living. He has no brother. He is
himself bachelor. He entered the Army
from West Point in 1887, Second Lieuten-
ant Of First Artillery, and was promoted
TO First Lieutenant in 1888, Adiutant Mil
itary Academy in 1s4l, Regimental Adju-
tant 1841 to 1916. Throughout the Mex
lean war, in all its hard conflicts, he was
well known as one Of the bravest, as he is
now so well known in this struggle. He
was brezeted Captain in 1916 " for GAL
liant conduct in the several conflicts at
Monterey on the 21st, 22d, and 23d Of Sep
tember, 1876" BreTeted Captain of Staff
Assistant Adjutant General-1s47, and
again in the same year breveted Major,
for gallant and meritorisus conduct in
the affair at National Bridge. Breveted
Lieutenant Colonel in the same year, also
for gallant and meritorious conduct in the
battle Of Chepultepec.- Thus much for
his career in the Mexican Campaigns.
In l848 he rose in regular line Of pro-
motion in his regiment to full captain
cy, and in the same year vacated his regi-
mental commission and accepted the ap-
pointment Of Assistant Adjutsnt General
with rank of Captain, which position he
continued to fill till in 1853, when he re-
signed when on duty in California, pur-
chased tract of land, and became farm
er in Sonoma, on the bay of San Francis
Co. From this employment when the
Government made an appropriation for q
National road connecting California and
Oregon, he was summoned TO superintend
that enterprise by Col. Bache, Of the Ty-
biographical Engineer corps, who was in
charge of that appropriation, and who we'll
understood his capacity and fidelity. Gen
eraI Hooker had just finished his work and
returned to California, when like Cincin-
natus, he was literally summoned from
his plough to fight the battles of his eoun-
try. At the first reverberation oft Ar
tillery at Fort Sumter upon the shores Of
the Pacific, he started Immediately for the
field Of conflict, and on his arrival was, in
May, 1861, made Brigadier GeneraTof Vol
unteers, and placed in command of the
First and Eleventh Massachusetts Second
New Hampshire and TWenty-Sixth Penn
sylYania regiments, then located at Blad-
ensburg, and which, in their triumphant
subsequent career, have, under their no
bic lesder, so Iairly earned the name of
"Hooker's Fighting Brigade"
BE has since been made Major Gener-
al and has never failed to make good all
the expectations that had been formed of
him as fighting commander. He has been
repeatedly urged upon the President as
the fit person to command the Army of
the Potsmac, and has been rendered the
position but declined. s
Gen. Hooker was strongly solicited,
while in Oregon, to allow his name to be
used in connection with the United States
ID knu ovz1rr Ia01snaI
the suggestion, but joining hands with SEN
ator Nesbith, canyassed the whole State
with him, and was thus confessedly main
instrument in placing in that body the Ia
mented Baker, who was his bosom friend.
In person, Gen. Hooker is very tall,
erect, compactly but not heavily built, ex-
tremely muscular, and Of great physical
endurance; of light complexion, fresh,
rudy countenance, full, clear, mild eyes,
intellectual head, brown hair, slightly
tinged with grey-and altogether one Of
the most elegant and commanding officers
in his bearing and appearance in the az
my.
In social intercourse he is frank, unpre-
tending and courteous, removing embar-
rassment from even the hEmblest person
who approaches him. 1t is only when
at the head his command and in the
storm of battle that he arrays himself in
the stern and lofty aspect of the command
ing, heroic military chieftain. His trans
cendent career in this rebellion is famil-
lar to all. He has in the most emphatic
as well as triumphant manner, literally
fought his way to his present elevation.
Every male resident of the Confsderacy
must fight for or leave it. In the rebel
Congress, on the 18th, Mr.. Vest of Mis-
souri, introduced bill providing that after
the first Of February all Marylanders re-
siding in the Confederacy must 60 into the
army. The resolution was debated, all
the speakers concurring in the opinion
that something should be done TO bring
into service or remove not only Maryland
ers, but others who have received certif-
Gates. of foreign citizenship from consuls
inside the rebel lines, and not accredited
to the Richmond Government. The bill
was finally referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.