William J. Hardee

Lieutenant-General William Joseph Hardee
Nickname(s)	"Old Reliable"
Born	(1815-10-12)October 12, 1815 Camden County, Georgia
Died	November 6, 1873(1873-11-06) (aged 58) Wytheville, Virginia
Allegiance	United States of America  Confederate States of America
Service / branch	United States Army  Confederate States Army
Years of service	1838–61 (U.S.A) 1861–65 (C.S.A)
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel (USA) Lieutenant General (CSA)
Commands	First Corps, Army of Tennessee
Battles / wars	Second Seminole War Mexican–American War Thornton Affair Battle of Monterrey Siege of Veracruz Battle for Mexico City American Civil War Battle of Shiloh Battle of Perryville Battle of Stones River Third Battle of Chattanooga Battle of Peachtree Creek Battle of Atlanta Battle of Averasborough Battle of Bentonville
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William Joseph Hardee (October 12, 1815 – November 6, 1873) was a career U.S. Army and Confederate States Army officer. For the U.S. Army, he served in the Second Seminole War and in the Mexican–American War, where he was captured and exchanged. In the American Civil War, he sided with the South and became a general. Hardee served in the Western Theater and quarreled sharply with two of his commanding officers, Braxton Bragg and John Bell Hood. He served in the Atlanta Campaign of 1864 and the Carolinas Campaign of 1865, where he surrendered with General Joseph E. Johnston to William Tecumseh Sherman in April. Hardee's writings about military tactics were widely used on both sides in the conflict.