The Portland daily press., 1879-11-01
GEN. HOOKER DEAD.
Sudden Taking Off of the Distin-
guished Soldier.
A Sketch of His Military Career.

GARDEN CITY, Oct 31-Major General
Joseph Hooker died here this afternoon
Gen. Hooker had been in his usual health
until an hour before death, and proposed 60
ing to New York tomorrow to attend to some
business matters. He gave a large dinner party
at Garden City Hotel on the 25th, and has
seemed TO be in the best of spirits. His intel
ect was unclouded, and with the exception of
his lameness he was as active as ever. He
took his accustomed walk in the park during
the afternoon, and did not complain of feeling
i'll till about o'clock, when he retired to his
apartments and summoned q valet who assist
ed him to his couch. After an hour he arose
and busted himself about his rooms till 5A5,
when his valet, hearing the General struggling
for breath, fastened to his side and assisted
him 10 lie down at the same time ringing bell
for help. The hotel superintendent hurried to
his room, but when he arrived the General was
dead
Gen. Hooker WAS native OF Hadley, Mass,
where he was born IN November, 18Th He
graduated at West Point in 1887, and entered
the First Artillery. He served in the Mexi-
can war as aide to Gen. Hamer and was brevet
ted captain for bravery at Monterey. He was
made assistant adiutant general in 1847, and
won the brevets of major and lieutenant
colonel at National Bridge and Chaputepec.
He became q captain in 1913. Five years later
he resigned his commission and settled on
farm in California where he was living When
the war of the Rebellion broke out. When
this war began he offered his services to the
government and was appointed brigadier
general Of volunteers in 1861. He was assign
ed to the army of the Potomac and afterwards
made commander of division under
Gen. Heintzelman. From July 1861 to
to February 1862, he was stationed in Southern
Maryland. In the subsequent battles on the
peninsula, especially at Williamsburg, he
greatly distinguished himself and the title
of "Fighting Joe'' was given him in rec
ignition of his bravery He was made major
general of volunteers in May 1862, and in Sep
TENDER assigned to the FIRST Army Corps. He
bore a distinguished part in the second battle
of Bull Run, and at the battle of Antetam
commanded the right wing. During that bat
tie he was wounded in the foot and disabled
| for several weeks. September 90, he was
made brigadier general U. S. A., and in No
vember superseded GEN Porter in command
Of the Fifth Corps. He was shortly after
assigned TO the centre grand division
| of the Army of the Potomac and
succeeded Gen. Burnside in the chief COM
mand in January, 1868. He was defeated by
| Gen. Lee at Charlottesville and compelled
| to fall back across the rivers In June of the
same year he resigned his command and was
succeeded by Gen. Meade. He took command
of the Eleventh and Twelfth Army Corps in
September, 1868, and took part in the opera
| tions about Chattanooga He was engaged in
battles of Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge,
and Ringold. In Sherman's march to the sea
he commanded the Twentieth Corps. He was
made Brevet Major General U. S. A. in
March, 1865, and Major General in 1868,
and retired the same year.