Brookfield in Stafford County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Gen. Hooker's Headquarters

By Kathy Walker, March 24, 2008

1. Gen. Hooker's Headquarters Marker

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Just northeast, Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker, commander of the Union Army of the Potomac, kept his headquarters, Jan. - June 1863, amid a vast city of tents and camps. It was here he rehabilitated he Union army after its catastrophic defeat in the First Battle of Fredericksburg in Dec. 1862 and its subsequent "Winter of Discontent." From here he designed a campaign to defeat Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia at Chancellorsville - a brilliant plan that failed in May 1863 because of his hesitancy and Lee's aggressiveness. President Abraham Lincoln twice visited Hooker, here in April 1863 and again in May, after the defeat.

Erected 1999 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number N-34.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1863.

Location. 38° 18.698′ N, 77° 24.999′ W. Marker is in Brookfield, Virginia, in Stafford County. Marker is at the intersection of White Oak Road (Virginia Route 218) and Kendalwood Drive, on the right when traveling east on White Oak Road

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2. Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker

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. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fredericksburg VA 22405, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Union Army Ninth Corps (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lincoln Review (approx. 1.3 miles away); Civil War Observation Balloon Site (approx. 1.3 miles away); Falmouth Railroad Station (approx. 1½ miles away); Cavalry Review (approx. 1.6 miles away); Fredericksburg (approx. 1.9 miles away); Creek Delegation in Fredericksburg (approx. 1.9 miles away); Chatham (approx. 2 miles away).

Also see . . . General Joseph Hooker. A short biography. (Submitted on July 17, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 27, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2008, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,602 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 16, 2008, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. 2. submitted on May 25, 2019, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.