The Union commander,General Hooker, had to keep his army between Lee and Washington to prevent the Confederates from seizing the national capital.

VOA: special.2009.10.22

He wrote to his friend,botanist Joseph Hooker, that speaking about evolution "was like confessing a murder."

VOA: special.2009.02.25

"Twenty-eight thousand." This meant Lee would have only fourteen thousand men to face General Hooker.

VOA: special.2009.10.15

The 33-year-old former Great Britain hooker has twice postponed his retirement in the last two years by signing new 12-month contracts.

BBC: St Helens skipper Keiron Cunningham out to end on high

An incident between Hartley and rival hooker Gareth Williams saw both being sin-binned in the Pool One encounter at Franklin's Gardens.

BBC: Wales must sledge England's Dylan Hartley says Davies

Chuter is in pole position to be England's starting hooker at this year's World Cup following the injury to Northampton's Steve Thompson.

BBC: SPORT | Rugby Union | English | Chuter wary of Croke Park factor