Trivia #9 Refusal (6/9/2014)

[Trivia Master]

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Why did Major General William B. Franklin refuse to serve under Joseph Hooker in January of 1863?
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[Nathanb1]

Because he disliked him and because he was senior in rank.

 

[Grateful Southerner]

Belived he was his subordinate?

Edit - This is a difficult question to score.

If you looked at the Wikipedia article on the Battle of Chancellorsville, as some players did, you found a statement that Franklin refused to serve under Hooker because he disliked him personally and because he was senior to Hooker in rank. The Trivia Master has indicated that those are the two answers he was looking for. Since the question did not specify that two answers would be required, I will accept any answer that includes either one.

Even so, I'm going to have a tough time deciding whether some answers mean either that Franklin disliked Hooker or that Franklin was senior to Hooker in Rank.

I'm going to assume that Grateful Southerner meant that Franklin believed Hooker was his subordinate (and not that Franklin believed he was Hooker's subordinate). That can be interpreted as meaning that Hooker was junior to Franklin in rank, which is one of the acceptable answers, so I'll give credit for this one.

Hoosier

 

[chellers]

Franklin had been a staunch supporter of George B. McClellan and refused to serve under Hooker, because he disliked him personally and also because he was senior to Hooker in rank.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chancellorsville

 

[adisciu9]

He disliked him and was senior in rank to him.

 

[csb1971]

He disliked Hooker personally, and also because Franklin was senior in rank to Hooker.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chancellorsville

 

[Michael Condon]

Because he disliked him and carried a senior rank to Hooker.

 

[Eagle eye]

Franklin felt Hooker conspired with a group of Generals that "badmouthed" his close friend George McClenan to the Lincoln administration that relieved McClenan from command of the AoP.

Edit - I will interpret this as meaning that Franklin disliked Hooker (because Hooker had badmouthed McClellan), so I'll give credit for this answer.

Hoosier

 

[DickWilliams]

After the Union defeat at Fredericksburg, Franklin had been one of the generals who sought to undermine Burnside in the hope that McClellan would be returned to command of the Army of the Potomac and return the army's focus to the Peninsula. Although Burnside was ultimately relieved of command, Lincoln named Hooker as the new army commander. This was an unacceptable outcome for Franklin who refused to serve under Hooker. Hooker was distrustful of Franklin, knowing of his role in the plot against Burnside. Franklin was separated from the Army of the Potomac on the day Hooker took command. His career suffered substantially and he spent the last months of the war "awaiting orders."

Edit - While it is true that Franklin had tried to undermine Burnside and it is true that Franklin refused to serve under Hooker, I can't find anything in this answer that explains why Franklin refused to serve under Hooker.

Hoosier

 

[PaulaPerry]

Franklin out ranked "Fighting Joe" Hooker and resented Hooker getting the command. He disliked him personally and considered him reckless.

Edit - Good answer, PaulaPerry. Welcome to the trivia game.

Hope you'll come back and play again.

Hoosier

 

[Roxanne3888]

I don't know much, but from what I gather, General William Franklin did not like Joseph Hooker and General Franklin was also senior in rank to Hooker which probably also fueled the refusal to serve under him.

Edit - You gathered correctly, Roxanne3888. Welcome to the trivia game.

Hope you'll come back and play again.

Hoosier

 

[reading48]

Gen. Franklin was a supporter of McClellen, Franklin personally disliked Hooker and he was also Senior in Rank to Hooker ????

 

[Copperhead-mi]

Because of Franklin's close friendship to former AoP commander George McClellan and the fact that Hooker, who had criticized McClellan, was the AoP's most outspoken critic of Burnside whom Franklin did not believe was responsible for the debacle at Fredericksburg.

Edit - I'll accept this answer, for the same reason I accepted Eagle eye's.

Hoosier

 

[FarawayFriend]

"Franklin had been a staunch supporter of George B. McClellan and refused to serve under Hooker, because he disliked him personally and also because he was senior to Hooker in rank"

From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chancellorsville

 

[blwhite]

Franklin was a strong supporter of McClellan, not to mention that Franklin outranked Hooker.

 

[Seduzal]

Refused to serve under Hooker because he disliked him personally and also because he was senior to Hooker in rank.

 

[caller]

Franklin was a higher rank than Hooker. Franklin also disliked him personally and preferred McClellan.

 

[truthckr]

Maj. Gen. William B. Franklin left as well. Franklin had been a staunch supporter of George B. McClellan and refused to serve under Hooker, because he disliked him personally and also because he was senior to Hooker in rank. According to Wiki...

 

[Stony]

Maj. Gen. William B. Franklin left as well. Franklin had been a staunch supporter of George B. McClellan and refused to serve under Hooker, because he disliked him personally and also because he was senior to Hooker in rank. All this didn't matter as Lincoln relieved William B Franklin of his command anyway.

 

[BrrrBRRRR]

He was censured after Burnside blamed him for the loss at Fredricksburg.

Edit - This doesn't explain why Franklin refused to serve under Hooker.

Hoosier