Hooker

Submitted by sfr on Fri, 2019-05-31 15:16
Text: 
Requiem for a Nun
Character Key: 
General Hooker
Display Name: 
Hooker
Sort Name: 
Hooker, General
AKA: 
Joseph Hooker
Race: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Class: 
Middle Class
Rank: 
Peripheral
Vitality: 
Alive
Occupation: 
Armed Forces
Specific Job: 
Union Officer
First Mentioned: 
Courthouse and Square in Requiem for a Nun (Location)
Date of Birth: 
Sunday, November 13, 1814
Origin: 
Massachusetts
Other Texts: 
Go Down, Moses
Biography: 

The "Hooker" who gets a spot on the list of the Civil War generals on both sides who had heard the "shrill hackle-lifting" rebel yell in battle is General Joseph Hooker (188); his incompetence at the battle of Chancellorsville is briefly noted in Go Down, Moses.

Ontological Status: 
Historical/Real
Individual or Group: 
Individual
Character changes class in this text: 

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