Find more facts and information on our topic page about
John Bell Hood
Hood, John Bell
The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
|
2001
|
© The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military 2001, originally published by Oxford University Press 2001. (Hide copyright information)
Copyright
Hood, John Bell (1831–79) Confederate army officer, born in Owingsville, Kentucky. His heroic leadership was noted at
Gaines' Mill (1862) and
Second Bull Run (1862). Hood was wounded at
Gettysburg (1863) and again at
Chickamauga (1863). As commander of the
Army of Tennessee, his attempts to prevent the capture of
Atlanta failed, and the army was nearly wiped out near
Nashville in late 1864, after which he was relieved of command.
Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.
|
John Bell Hood and the War for Southern Independence. (book reviews)
Magazine article from: History Today; 11/1/1994; ; 540 words
; ...explored by Richard M. McMurry in John Bell Hood and the War for Southern Independence...scholarly estimate, McMurry shows that Hood was a success as a brigade commander...failure as an army commander. But Hood played a pivotal role in both the...
|
|
War graph: John Bell Hood's 1864 Tennessee campaign.(CIVIL WAR TODAY)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Civil War Times; 8/1/2009; 475 words
; ...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In the fall of 1864, Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood decided against pursuing General Sherman through Georgia and moved north. Hood's effort was in vain, however. In two month's time...
|
|
KENNESAW MOUNTAIN NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK PRESENTS 'JOHN BELL HOOD AND THE BATTLES FOR ATLANTA' ON MARCH 19
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 3/22/2007; 409 words
; ...Battlefield Park is presenting a program entitled, "John Bell Hood and the Battles for Atlanta." The program is given by...will discuss recent scholarship that is more favorable of Hood's attempts in the Atlanta Campaign. Many argue that...
|
|
John Bell Hood and the War for Southern Independence.
Magazine article from: The Mississippi Quarterly; 12/22/1993; ; 700+ words
; McMurr'y's Hood is a man whose military development was forever...from their earlier nationalism. In addition, Hood revered Robert E. Lee, the model of the Southern myth of chivalry. Thus, Hood was essentially a romantic in a conflict that...
|
|
Gen. Hood unlucky in battle, unlucky in love.(Saturday)(The Civil War)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 10/7/2000; ; 700+ words
; Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood was a fighter who acquired...s chief surgeon, Dr. John Darby, and it was he who...It is small wonder that Hood was captivated. Sarah Preston...She was the daughter of John Smith Preston and Caroline...
|
|
The Chessboard of War: Sherman and Hood in the Autumn Campaiens of 1864
Magazine article from: South Carolina Historical Magazine; 1/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...The Chessboard of War: Sherman and Hood in the Autumn Campaiens of 1864...to the Sea and Confederate General John Bell Hood's march to Tennessee. The two...after the Union capture of the city Hood's army headed westward to Tennessee...
|
|
The Social and Cultural Dynamics of Soldiering in Hood's Texas Brigade.
Magazine article from: Journal of Southern History; 8/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Infantry Regiment purchased a horse for General John Bell Hood, commander of what came to be known as Hood's Texas Brigade. Later, as the regiment...M. Bookman presented the horse to General Hood. "Sir: In behalf of the non-commissioned...
|
|
|
1824 clash leaves enduring stain on hood.(Saturday)(The Civil War)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 3/31/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...1864, Confederate Maj. Gen. John Bell Hood had a career-making victory awaiting...battle of Spring Hill, the fight by Hood's subordinates, particularly Maj...force between the federal forces of John Schofield, in Pulaski, Tenn...
|
|
12 dead in Fort Hood shootings.
News Wire article from: UPI Energy Resources; 11/5/2009; 700+ words
; ...shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, officials said...Robert W. Cone, the Fort Hood base commander. Hasan was...Hospital on the sprawling Fort Hood. He apparently was upset...Fort Hood is named for John Bell Hood, a Confederate Army...
|
 "The Dallas Morning News (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service)")
|
Bush tells Fort Hood soldiers of `grave threat' from Iraq.
Newspaper article from: The Dallas Morning News (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service); 1/3/2003; 700+ words
; ...Byline: David Jackson FORT HOOD, Texas _ President Bush...Bush's visit to Fort Hood _ the Army's most-populated...troops would come from Fort Hood, whose 340 square miles...named for Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood and home briefly to...
|
|
Hood, John Bell
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
Hood, John Bell (1831–1879...Franklin on 30 November, Hood, beside himself with rage...Incredibly, after this slaughter, Hood followed Schofield to Nashville...1971. Richard M. McMurry , John Bell Hood and the War for Southern...
|
|
John Bell Hood
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
John Bell Hood 1831-79, Confederate general in the American...displeased with that general's retreat, made Hood commander. Hood, faring no better against...then began to advance through Tennessee. John M. Schofield slowly withdrew before him...
|
|
|
Atlanta, Battle of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
...Johnston with the aggressive Gen. John Bell Hood . By this time the Confederate army...McPherson himself had been killed and John A. Logan had taken his place. On...Bibliography Richard M. McMurry , John Bell Hood and the War for Southern...
|
|
|
Franklin, Battle of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
...Sherman headed east, Confederate Gen. John B. Hood headed into Tennessee behind Sherman...Meanwhile, Thomas assigned Gen. John M. Schofield with 34,000 men to...Bibliography Richard M. McMurry , John Bell Hood and the War for Southern Independence...
|
|
|
Atlanta campaign
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Sherman crossed the Chattahoochee, John Bell Hood replaced Johnston. Following Johnston's plan, Hood unsuccessfully attacked Sherman...22) and Ezra Church (July 28), Hood again failed to stop the Union advance...
|
