Yes 11 children were Lydia, who died the same day as the General, and sons John Bell Jr, Duncan and Oswald. The other children, all daughters, were Anna Getrude, twins Marion and Lillian, twins Ida and Odile, and twins Annabel and Ethel.
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there is no recored of him owning slaves, however, he fought for the south which supported slavery. He didnt have a problem with it and he owned a large amount of land which needed upkeep. Suggested he did have slaves to do work.
Yes, he had four children: Elsie May Bell (1878-1964), Marian Hubbard Bell (1880-1962) and two sons who died in infancy.
John Bell Hood had no civilian jobs before the Civil War. He departed his home in Mt Sterling KY for West Point when he was 18 years old. After graduating from West Point he was first assigned to duty in northern California, escorting government surveying parties. After a few years he was assigned to the newly formed elite Second Cavalry Regiment on the Texas frontier where he fought Indians. His commanders were Col. Albert Sydney Johnston, Lt Col. Robert E. Lee and Major George Thomas. Hood served with later Civil War notables Earl Van Dorn and William Hardee. He resigned from the US Army at the outbreak of the Civil War and enlisted in the Confederate army and a lieutenant in Montgomery AL in 1861.
John Bell Hood's 11 children were Lydia, who died the same day as the General, and sons John Bell Jr, Duncan and Oswald. The other children, all daughters, were Anna Getrude, twins Marion and Lillian, twins Ida and Odile, and twins Annabel and Ethel.
John Bell Hood was born on June 1, 1831.
The side that John Bell Hood fought for was the Confederacy.
John Bell Hood died on August 30, 1879 at the age of 48.
John Bell Hood died on August 30, 1879 at the age of 48.
John Bell Hood was a Confederate major general. One of his major campaigns was the Tennessee Campaign in 1864.
John Bell Hood was born on June 1, 1831 and died on August 30, 1879. John Bell Hood would have been 48 years old at the time of death or 184 years old today.
Lt Gen John Bell Hood
Ft. Hood, Texas is named for Confederate General John Bell Hood.
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Confederate General John Bell Hood , at the Battle of Gettysburg , was severely wounded permanently crippling his left arm and at Chickamauga he was gain wounded and suffered the loss of his right leg . ~ Look to the related link below for further information regarding John Bell Hood .
His first love, Anne Mitchell, was taken away from him by another man, Anderson. Eventually that man served under General John Bell Hood after the death of Anne Mitchell. When John Bell Hood found out about his enlistment no one ever saw Aderson again.