“Fighting Joe” Hooker

"Joe Hooker is our leader, he takes his whisky strong."

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
Camp near Falmouth, Va., April 30, 1863

GENERAL ORDERS No. 47.

It is with heartfelt satisfaction the commanding general announces to the army that the operations of the last three days have determined that our enemy must either ingloriously fly, or come out from behind his defenses and give us battle on our own ground, where certain destruction awaits him.

By command of Major-General Hooker

This was the actual General Order issued by Hooker on the eve of the Battle of Chancellorsville. Sadly in real life Lee came out from behind his defences and gave battle on his own ground. Here at Union HQ we are hoping to re-write history.