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Heroic Score1001057th out of 4480
Number of Medals1
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1003310 of 4480
1861–1865#1of 3
Infantry#417of 1502
Battle of Crampton's Gap#1of 2
Battle of Cold Harbor#3of 26
George W. Hooker
Lieutenant-colonel, 1861–1865
Battle of Crampton's GapBattle of Cold Harbor
Awards & Decorations
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Biography
George W. Hooker was an American Civil War veteran who received the Medal of Honor. In 1862 Hooker captured 116 Confederate soldiers along with their colonel and company colors by himself. For this action he was awarded the Medal of Honor. Hooker was elected in 1879 and 1880 as department commander of the Grand Army of the Republic in Vermont. He was also elected as Brattleboro's representative in the Vermont General Assembly, to which he was re-elected in 1882.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts