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onfederate general during the American Civil War. Hood had a reputation for bravery and aggressiveness that sometimes bordered on recklessness. Arguably one of the best brigade and division commanders in the Confederate States Army, Hood became increasingly ineffective as he was promoted to lead larger, independent commands late in the war, and his career was marred by his decisive defeats leading an army in the Atlanta Campaign and the Franklin-Nashville Campaign.
Timeline
Birth- Jun 1, 1831
Owingsville, Kentucky
1775 - 2099Other Service- Ages: 30 - 22 years
Branch
Army
Service End Date
1861
Conflict Period
Other Service
Service Start Date
1853
Served For
United States of America
Education: Place
West Point, NY
Education: From
1849
Education: Institution
United States Military Academy
Education: To
1853
Gender
Male
1861 - 1865Civil War (Confederate)
Conflict Period
Civil War (Confederate)
Branch
Confederate Army
Rank
General
Service End Date
1965
Service Start Date
1961
Service Start Date
1861
Service End Date
1865
Commands held
Texas Brigade; Second Corps, Army of Tennessee; Army of Tennessee
Battles
Peninsula Campaign, Battle of Gaines's Mill, Second Battle of Bull Run, Battle of Antietam, Battle of Fredericksburg, Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Chickamauga, Atlanta Campaign, Franklin-Nashville Campaign
Served For
Confederate States
Marriage- 1868-Ages: 48 - 37 years
Anna Marie Hennen
New Orleans LA
Spouse Death Date
1879
Death- Aug 30, 1879-Age: 48 years
Yellow Fever
New Orleans, Louisiana
Burial
Hennen family tomb at Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans
Other Facts
Mother
Theodosia French Hood
Father
John Wills Hood
