Joseph Hooker yana nufin sunan mutum kuma ba shi da ma'anar ƙamus a cikinsa. Duk da haka, Joseph Hooker ya kasance Janar Janar a lokacin yakin basasar Amurka, kuma ana amfani da sunan sau da yawa don komawa gare shi. Idan kana neman bayani kan Joseph Hooker, ya kasance jami'in soja na aiki wanda ya taka muhimmiyar rawa a wasu muhimman fadace-fadacen yakin basasa. An san shi da dabarunsa na tashin hankali da kuma ikonsa na zaburar da sojojinsa, kuma ya taka muhimmiyar rawa a nasarar da Tarayyar Turai ta samu a yakin Chattanooga.