Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-11-06
Death of Gen. Hooker.


Hooker who led the little band of puri,al
| pioneers through the wilderness to tcun,
the CITY of Hartford and colony OF Con
! nec'icut q neral Hooker's early educa
ton was received at Hopkins Academy il
| Hadley AID in 1883 he was appointed To
| cadet,hip In the Military Academy At ives
Point from which he was graduated secon,
In his class. His first military experience
was among the Seminole Indians In Florida
Al the breaking out of the Mexican VS.
young Hooker begun Ia display those dar
, ing quaiigie, watch have since made him 81
I famous and for which he wa, then hreyete,
lieutenant colonel.
: In 1888. he resigned his position 10 tn,
/ Army to engage in farming.
/ The outbreak of the Rebellion found il
/ Colonel Hooker a ready volunteer In II.
service OF his country and early IN May
lSGl, he was appointed hrigader- genera
/ OF volunteers aud assigned to the duty q
! completing the defeusos ia aud aroun,
I Washington where hi, SKIN aud xaerienc.
was greatly needed. His subsequent ser
vices are conciscly given in the v T. Trio
nnc a. follows:
when the Peninsula campaign was bein.
I planned he was assigned 10 the command OF !
division In the Third Army Corps. In tn,
/ fighting on the Pcninsulsr "Hooker's pivi
( sion 81. u was popularity known. covered il
/ sfii with honor. II took part Ia The siege %
Yorktown. the battle Of Williamsburg and tho
engagements 1t Fair Oak. Frazicr's Farm
Malvern Hi add othcrs q les note. Al vii.
/ liamshurc Hooker forces borr the hruut @
Z the conflict Writing in that independent tone
which be- never lot. he said In hi. report OF
this battle that History will no; be believed
when II !. told that the noble Office and iner
Of my division were permitted 70 carry on tn .
unequal struggle from morning until night un.
aided IN The presence OF more than 100 OF
their comrades with arms In their hands. Ncv.
erthelcss II j. true. II Nc failed 10 capture thu
rebel army on the plains Of Williamsburg. II
surely viii not be A-cribcd 10 the want Of con.
due, and courage 10 ms command" Tins De.
Saiiou snI bravery 81 which be- speak, was al
preriafcd los The Nation. Hooker wa pro.
NOTED 10 The rank Of Naior-Gcnoral. his coEl-
mission being appropriately dated from the day
" hen b. acted 30 Crcduably al Williamsburg.
Continuing IA command Of his division. he
took part IN the battle Of Mana,-a. and the
succeeding conflict At Chanlilly.
IN the Fall Of l~i2, General Hooker was
placed 10 command ~ the fir-t ARMY Corp.
and Wa soou again IN the thick 81 battle. Al
south Mountain ne drove the enemy from their
position over 10" summit 81 tbs; cmIurncc. Ou
the eve Of the battle Of Aniiciaiu. hi f1rre.
~ "a. Arrss. the Geek % turn Is.s'. len hlf na
decisive result followed save that the ConGsI-
crate commander was thus enabled to divine
Mctleilan'- pan f'r which through the O. .ni
De- gule''N prepared. Next morning Hooker
Opened ,he battle. advancing against IT,. 3, Z
A. urst successful. he Wa subsequently To-
pulsed. a, 'hr In4-ii'u aaouc th, rest IT she
Iiu' showed l"c that bc could transfer fr,.h
troop. ie the len wta .mpunity. When The
Ngirf 81 sumner came up with b.. fufrc-. Be-
found tia; II sHkcr', hal l,cu dl.r,r--sl and
routed. Hooker himself was wounded early
the day. Going forward 70 rccluu.lfer. ou
foot. 3" returned and rcmounted amid a ,how.
rr uf rebel ballet which De had al. The morn
ins disrrgsricd. boz the next moment a mus, ;
tail wen, through BIZ foot. ianirtlug a severe
and inisn-ciy painful! wound. which conf 90!
him after giving hi orders fully and d, iIugr-
..lrl' 90 ave the field.
~'on after thl. Engagement Hooker was made
sA..lsr-bTnsr4l "a the regular army. b.l hi
wound detained him from TIL asi uuiu "
scu'p-r. when be Wa placed DO control Of ihr
centre grand division lih.fd aud 18Th c1rI..i
Iu ius HfW4t oT-aulz-l Army 80 70, Potomac.
Then under toe command 81 t,currAl Euru.t,i..
Al FrvdcricA-hu's december a.. l~,..E thu
grand d.'lslou Va. divided AMI 100 good Part
-t.' T. reinforce ttrutFAl FTAuAllu ou the
Union len. while Hooker himself heie,in.
: tas At'asA on the heights hai.e.e.s, required
repeated AMI inns rAilsr order. from EIri.,. q,
'a lraJro lam g. order al advance In tn.
li>astruu, battle, Hpoksr's grand DIVISION slt-
igr.d iHitl .uss % about a..si men. burn
-. intended 90 irasc A.- r1rf- Ia charge ~
Fredericksburg. hut OBJ Hpssrr'- 5,rtArluc
That De could not hold the town. Euru.Iig
'airsw re entire army. .laV.a- ihe C9af,l-
crate, masters 81 thr field.
h,LrTa. Burnside hAsIu. been relieved ~
command % the Army 81 the F1trmA.. ti,utr-
q. Hooker va. promptly 3s..-Ea'eI a. D. .
successor. bon be- assumed control. 81.
spirit and efficiency were ~ V.rs low cih.
. IL devoted the two eu-uiuE months o. .mgrut
iuZ the dl-iI.n, and sNa''suE ID, stlr.i 81 d..
men. Hc susccc,lrl 80 ar - g. hAs, ~, loug
Al army tqIA! 10 numbers AMI ,ia..rass 70
any ever seen on tlis continent excerpt tha,
which General Nc .r.i4n oommAu...I during
the nr-i tlre" Ia su;h- - l>6-. T.. infantry
W., ahou: 1000" strong. - artillery DO; Ir,.
than 10000. whi., H. cavalry numbered ls.nsI
Being - length rta3l o. resume ho.i t|-..
Hooker Dispatched ~'ouem4n Apr.I Is. 10
on rad toward Richmond LIT" .ail HOOK
cr lu d.. INSTRUCTION.. your w4t,awori ha
t-hi. ami lci al your order. De- Eyl.. tgAt
7g.f. bearing IN mind that lime d. a. tAluab.,
Ia the Gener4l - the Rebel oarcA.sc.." Gru.
cIai Hooker soon acted - b. taught. FuriIus
4 tie Eapiahanup X. above frctcricAsburg h.
. advanced rapidly 10 haucs ior.,. 4l- VIII. 10
/ be established hi. heaiquart,r. SuI.Irn.y
8 jus. before sunset Ma. q fighting bran
HuwArd's corps holding the 'uiau rtgp, ~.
/ struck il nank and rear while t.uor,pt of IAN
ger. b. SfoucwaU Jark.or'. ~. ~ a.
strong. which burt from iha thisk wo,.i. ,t
/ tina; region and literally demolished, II A
panic cu,ued aud II was not TIL night tha'
/ comparative order WI restored. The C,rc,l
/ crates next morning followed M, their d,-i,i.l
succes. by charge aflcr charge IN g-.tt f,rr,
! on General >icAle.'s corp. now ho.f,ug m.
4 Union right and caused il To yi,lI I'm.
D ground The carnage Of the d,y Va, fearful
>icAlcs having 400 out OF l.. 90 killrd a,
wounded Hooker had been stunned h., 4, 80,
non ball striking 4 pillar # tho ,-l,,ti,. mr..
I VILE House. against which he l,,,,.t 81.
: hence failed TO .upport >irll-. "a, ,l,. -.
time. s,iewIrk win 20 on men L,5 -,
/ len in front OF Fr.IeTirk .bi,r~ a.. -
/ the river early in the morning iI.t Laio,, ~.
CITY and wa. Reinforced IN d Ibto,, 80,
I h!. troop. TO 1000. Ry noon he h.J .,o-,,.,''
1 and carried Mary. Height. rbsrr,. ,,,,..1-,,,
out four miles To Saism ,hurch b., 49,
brought him mi unon -. sr,nr III %, -.
jus, crossed 10 a...iI Un1L,r ~ ~ !. AZ
MIN. fighting nm d,rknr.. in,ernn..J ",
/ morning Nav q. Uookar rarnsincb 80,
: ana S.-dgNirE tiniins bir1.aIf I',.r,li,,. -
re,raatsJ arro.. Rsnl,s ~ ,pr -" -
nearly : co. men Lee ,ni,b, ,o,,, - - -
! in mn torr. mon UnnLer0 L,, r. 80 -. -,
f,fiy,led ana h. be.i,stsJ H. - ..' :
the RsDnahsnnoak nns..,il.j AR, ~ =.
I ming nigbt rl.ip1rs, an, LH III -,