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Finding Aid of the General Correspondence C058029

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Finding Aid of the General Joseph C058029 1 Hooker Correspondence C058029 Language of Material: English Contributing Institution: Society of California Pioneers Title: General Joseph Hooker Correspondence creator: Hooker, Joseph, Maj. Gen., 1814-1879 Identifier/Call Number: C058029 Physical Description: 1 folderOne letter, handwritten in ink, by General Joseph HookerOne sheet of lined paper, letter written in ink Date (inclusive): 1877 July 14 Abstract: A letter from Major General Joseph Hooker, a member of the Society of California Pioneers, to Secretary Francis D. Clark expressing his support for a celebration of the 27th aniversary of California's admission to the United States. Biographical / Historical Major General Joseph Hooker was a career U.S. military officer who served as a major general and commander of the of the Potomac during the Civil War, as well as a member of the Society of California Pioneers from 1853 on. Joseph Hooker was born in Hadley, Massachusetts, on November 13, 1814, and studied at Hopkins Academy in Massachusetts, then the United States Military Academy at West Point. He joined the Society in September of 1853. In 1865, Hooker was transferred to command of the Department of the East, which encompassed New York, New Jersey and New England. In September, 1865, he married Olivia Groesbeck, sister of an Ohio congressman, but their marriage ended three years later when she died in 1868. That same year, Hooker retired from the military. His own health had declined significantly in the years after the war, and two strokes eventually left him partially paralyzed. He died in Garden City, Long Island, in 1879 at the age of 64. Source: https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/joseph-hooker Scope and Contents This letter from Major General Joseph Hooker to Francis D. Clark of the Society of California Pioneers expresses Hooker's support and enthusiasm for an event celebrating the 27th anniversary of Californias admission to the United States. Hooker doubts his ability to attend the event personally, as he was "meditiating on succession" (This was 2 years before Hooker's death due to a longstanding decline in health). Preferred Citation General Joseph Hooker Correspondence. The Society of California Pioneers. Existence and Location of Copies The Society of California Pioneers, 101 Montgomery St., Suite 150, Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94129 Subjects and Indexing Terms Invitations. Society of California Pioneers Clark, Francis D. Hooker, Joseph, Maj. Gen., 1814-1879

Finding Aid of the General Joseph C058029 2 Hooker Correspondence C058029