General John Bell Hood, C.S.A.
(In the photograph, Hood's collar indicates rank of colonel while the buttons and sleeve braids indicate a brigadier general.) Graduated from West Point, 1853. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in April 1861 and was appointed colonel in the 4th Texas Infantry. Promoted to brigadier general i...
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Alabama Photographs and Pictures General John Bell Hood, C.S.A. Anthony, E. & H.T., New York |
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(In the photograph, Hood's collar indicates rank of colonel while the buttons and sleeve braids indicate a brigadier general.) Graduated from West Point, 1853. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in April 1861 and was appointed colonel in the 4th Texas Infantry. Promoted to brigadier general in March 1862, major general in October 1862, lieutenant general in February 1864, and general in July 1864. Major campaigns and battles include Gaines' Mill, Second Manassas, Antietam, Fredericksburg (wounded), Gettysburg (wounded), Chickamauga, the Atlanta campaign, and the Franklin and Nashville campaigns. After the war, Hood became a New Orleans businessman and died there in August 1879. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 3. National Historical Society, 1991. |
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Q0000003611Q3611General John Bell Hood, C.S.A.(In the photograph, Hood's collar indicates rank of colonel while the buttons and sleeve braids indicate a brigadier general.) Graduated from West Point, 1853. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in April 1861 and was appointed colonel in the 4th Texas Infantry. Promoted to brigadier general in March 1862, major general in October 1862, lieutenant general in February 1864, and general in July 1864. Major campaigns and battles include Gaines' Mill, Second Manassas, Antietam, Fredericksburg (wounded), Gettysburg (wounded), Chickamauga, the Atlanta campaign, and the Franklin and Nashville campaigns. After the war, Hood became a New Orleans businessman and died there in August 1879. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 3. National Historical Society, 1991.1862 circa1860-1869Anthony, E. & H.T., New YorkHood, John Bell, 1831-1879; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Texas; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Cartes-de-visite; Studio portraitsSteiner, Robert E.Robert E. Steiner Confederate officers photographsSPP52v10327Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFSPP00054http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6612 |
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