Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-08-08
DEATH0F COL. G. w. HOOKER


Flint of Boston, dealers in teas anC
&C fees, and acted as travelling sales
man for that concern until the out
break Of the Civil war.
Col. Hooker enlisted as private il
Company f, Fourth Vermont regimen
September IL, 1861. under Col, Edwin
II. Stoughton who WIS the youngest
officer to take regiment from Yer
mont. The regiment was mustered in
at Brattleboro September 20, starte6
for Washington the next day and five
days later Joined the other Vermont
troops in Virginia at Camp Advance.
Col. Hooker was promoted to sergeant
major few days after his enlistment
and in April of the next year was made
second lieutenant of Company +, being
promoted to first lieutenant the follow
ing August and holding this rank all
through the peninsular campaign. lie
was present in action at Lees Mills,
Williamsburg, Golding's Farm, Say
ages Station and White Oak Swamp,
/ Va, Champion Gap, South Mountain
and Antietam, Md. At the first battle
of Fredericksbu Col. Hooker served
as aid de-camp on the third brigade,
second division, sixth corps and also
acted as assistant adjutant general on
! the staff of Brigadier General +, ii.
Stoughton commanding the Second Yer
mont brigade at Fairfax Court House
/ When Brigadier General Stannard as
sumed command of this brigade Col
Hooker was assigned to his staff and
served in this position through the
three days fighting at the battle of
Gettysburg. For gallantry in action
at Gettysburg he was recommended for
promotion to captain and assistant adj
jutant general.
In the campaign of 1854 he was ad-
jutant general Of the first brigade, sec
ond division 18th army corps and led
nine regiments into battle at Cold Har
Dor June 3, 1864, where he was severely
wounded five times, twice in the legs,
twice in the body and once through
the left shoulder. the last wound shat
tering the collar bone and leaving the
ubclavium artery entirely bare. Up
on his recovery Col. Hooker was as
signed to duty in the third division.
oath corps, and served in the trenches
in front of Richmond with the first
brigade of this division, On the morn
ing of the capture Of the city of Rich
mond the organization OF the Leading
column of the Union troops was in
charge of Col. Hooker who did not
fail To put the Nermunters ahead.
After the surrender OF the rebel cap
ital Col Hooker's division comprised
all the troops in and about Richmond.
Later he was ordered to Charleston, ;.
c.. as adjutant general Of that depart
meut but as the war had closed he ten
dered his resignation although it was
refused twice.
Col Hooker probably received more
wounds than any other Vermont officer
in any section and is said by his com
rades to have been one of the bray
est soldiers that ever lived. He
received a medal of honor from Con
gress for distinguished gallantry in ac-
ton at the battle of South Mountain
where he captured a whole Confeder
ate regiment with four companies. He
had been ordered by General Slough
ton to take the four companies and
flank and capture Confederate bat
terry which had given much annoyance.
On the way to the battery Col. Hook
er. then a lieutenant, was some dis
lance ahead of his men and came sud
denly upon the rebels. Without any
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,rnia commander that he couldn't take
he prisoners away from these four
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rayeled through the eastern and west
arn states in the interests of Carr.
-'base A. RAYMOND. wholesale erocers.
md later became iunior mariner of the
irm of William 4. Belden Il Co.
,ankers and brokers. which was organ
zed in 1s6S and did a successful husi-
Jess in New York for wears He came
o Brattleboro to make his home in
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T.; Co. go H., -, ,,e1r
ras chosen a member of The national
committee Nv the latter
,o5v he Uas chosen a member of the ,
vstutira hoard and was made ia as
istar+ sacr.tar,. harinc charge of the
residential camnaign in 1880 with
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ey His department of labor COM
tha EASTERN states and New York L
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