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Who was nicknamed Fighting Joe in the American Civil War?
Major General Joseph Hooker and also Lieutenant-General Joseph Wheeler.Joe Hooker.It happened by mistake - there was a section in some document headed 'Fighting', followed by 'Joe Hooker', but the name stuck.Curiously, it was not viewed as a compliment. It was taken to indicate unseemly brawling, and Hooker did not appreciate it.
Who was the commander for the north during the Battle of Shiloh?
Ulysses S. Grant was the overall commander of the Federal armies at the Battle of Shiloh.
Who was the Union commander July first 1863 Battle of Bullrun?
Joe JohnstonAnswerThe Confederate commander at First Bull Run was PGT Beauregard. The Confederate commander at Second Bull Run was Robert E. Lee. With regard to the first answer: First Bull Run swayed back and forth until Joe Johnston's reinforcements arrived by train to finally ensure a Confederate victory. Later, Johnston and Beauregard quarreled about who had won the battle. Technically, Beauregard was the Confederate commander at First Bull Run, but he likely would have lost the battle without Johnston and his army arriving in the nick of time.
Daring southern commander killed at the battle of?
Could be Sidney Johnston (no relation to Joe Johnston), killed at Shiloh. Or Stonewall Jackson, killed at Chancellorsville.
Who was the first sniper in the Civil War?
It should be the private Truman Head, nicknamed "California Joe "Old Californy". He fought as member of the 1st Regiment of Berdan's Sharpshooters through McClellan Peninsula Campaign of 1862. His military career was a short one, because his health of past middle age man failed, affecting his eyes. He was honorably discharged from the Union Army on November 3, 1862.
