. Officers of the army and navy (regular) who served in the Civil War . ; was superintendent ofmilitary roads in Oregon in 1858-59, and colonel ofCalifornia militia in 1859-61. At the commencement ofthe war of the Rebellion lie tendered his services to thegovernment and was appointed brigadier-general of vol-unteers May 17, 1861. He served in the defences ofWashington City, and in guarding the Lower Potomacto March io, 1862, when he commanded a division inthe Peninsula campaign with the Army of the was appointed major-general of volunteers May 5,1862, and was engaged in the siege of
. Officers of the army and navy (regular) who served in the Civil War . ; was superintendent ofmilitary roads in Oregon in 1858-59, and colonel ofCalifornia militia in 1859-61. At the commencement ofthe war of the Rebellion lie tendered his services to thegovernment and was appointed brigadier-general of vol-unteers May 17, 1861. He served in the defences ofWashington City, and in guarding the Lower Potomacto March io, 1862, when he commanded a division inthe Peninsula campaign with the Army of the was appointed major-general of volunteers May 5,1862, and was engaged in the siege of Yorktown; bat-tles of Williamsburg and Fair Oaks; combat on theWilliamsburg Road; battles of Glendale, Malvern Hill,and reoccupation and action of the same place August5, 1862. He commanded a division in the NorthernVirginia campaign, and was engaged in the action ofBristoe Station ; battles of second Bull Run and Chan-tilly. He commanded the First Army Corps in theMaryland campaign, and was engaged in the battles ofSouth Mountain and Antietam, where he was severely. wounded, and was, in consequence, on sick-leave toNovember 10, 1862, when he rejoined the army, and wasin command of the Fifth Corps to November 16; of theCentre Grand Division (Third and Fifth Corps) to Janu-ary 26, 1863, and then of the Army of the Potomac,being engaged in the battle of Fredericksburg, action atKellys Ford, and battle of Chancellorsville ; and then inpursuit of the enemy to Pennsylvania, to June 28, 1863,when he relinquished command of the army, which hadbeen engaged in the action of Brandy Station and skir-mishes at Aldie, Middleburg, and Upperville. General Hooker received the thanks of Congress,January 28, 1864, for the skill, energy, and endurancewhich first covered Washington and Baltimore from themeditated blow of the advancing and powerful army ofrebels led by General Robert E. Lee, and was appointedbrigadier-general U. S. Army September 20, 1862. From June 28 to September 24, 1863, Gener
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