John Bell Hood entered Confederate service as a First Lieutenant in the cavalry in April 1861. He would hold the rank of major, colonel, brigadier general, major general, lieutenant general, and general. He would command companies, regiments, divisions, corps' and finally an army. He surrendered himself and a small detachment of troops May 31,1865 at Natchez Mississippi.
He was a Confederate Army General.
The side that John Bell Hood fought for was the Confederacy.
Confederate General John Bell Hood had a high degree of respect for cavalry forces on both sides of the US Civil War. In his army, especially as the commander of the Army of Tennessee, Hood commented on the tactic of dismounted cavalry. His cavalry units mounted riflemen that were skilled at dismounting and hold in check or delay the advance of the enemy.
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.
Originally Joseph E. Johnston, until he was replaced by John Hood.
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He was a Confederate Army General.
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.
John Bell Hood was a Confederate general during the American Civil War. He led the Army of Tennessee in 1864. In the Battle of Nashville during December 1864, General Hood and the Army of Tennessee were defeated by Union forces led by Major General George H. Thomas.
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