Civil War Eccentrics: “Fighting Joe” Hooker

 

Many  Civil War generals were deeply eccentric, had wild personal lives, or engaged in bizarre behaviors that would seem unthinkable for modern military leaders.

UnionMaj. Gen. Joseph Hooker earned a reputation for hard-drinking and loose living. His headquarters during the winter of 1862–63 was described by a cavalry officer as "a combination of a bar-room and a brothel." This led to rumors (partly exaggerated) that prostitutes following his army became known as "hookers."

Civil War Graves of Northern Virginia

The Great Northern Rebellion of 1860 (alternate history)