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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.

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How did john bell hood impact the civil war?

he never did


What important thing did John Bell Hood do after the Civil War?

Nothing


Did john bell hood had children?

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.


How did John Bell Hood feel about slavery?

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.


What did john bell hood do after the civil war?

Hood's business provided him an his family with an adequate income to grant a good living. His major interest after the war was over was that of justify his military actions and defending his military career, starting from the last phase of Atlanta Campaign through his invasion of Tennessee. In 1879 he tried to sell all the papers he had collect and written for the purpose to the War Department for $ 20,000, because his family's businesses turned unfavourable. In this endeavour he was baked by Sherman who actively intervene in his favour writing to the the chairmen of both Senate and House of Representative, but in vain as the Congress took no action in merit and the papers remained at the War Department until 1938, when they were transferred to the National Archives, where they still lie nowadays.

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