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Born
On this day in 1831, John Bell Hood was born in Owingswiville, Kentuky. -
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Life
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West Point Acadamy
Hood graduated from West Point in 1853. -
The War Begins
On this date, Hood subsided from his duties in the regular army, and began to serve the Confederate Army in the Civil War. -
Rising through the ranks
When he began fighting, he was commissioned a First Lieutenant in the 4th Texas Cavalry, later rising to the rank of Colonel by October 1861. -
Brigadier General
He was promoted to Brigadier General, where he took command of a brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia. He fought in several memorable battles such as The Battle of Seven Pines & The Seven Days' Battle. -
North Carolina
He was commisioned a division in North Carolina, less than a week after the Battle of Seven Pines. -
Major General Hood
This is where General Hood first gained the title "General" after he had finished serving in Antietam. -
Lost Arm
Arm was amputated at gettysburg during battle. -
Lost another limb
Hood has yet again lost a limb and is now a double amputee. He has to be strapped in to his hose to ride. -
Lieutenant General
When he was serving with the Army of Tennessse, he was promoted yet again to Lieutenant General. -
Ezera Church
He commanded attacks at Ezera Church during the Atlanta Campain. -
Loss of Atlanta
Sometime in the summer of 64, Atlanta was lost to the Confederate Army. -
Evactuate!
John was forced to evacuate the cuty to save him self and any soldiers that he had left. -
Decoy
Hood desperatly tried to deter Sherman's troops from Georgia but to no avail, despite his attacks on Tennesse and the Union's supply lines. -
General
He was elevated to the temporary rank of General. -
Scruffy
He led his rag-tag army and surprising ly besieged the heavily gaurded state of Tennessee. -
Eliminated
The ary of Tennesse was destroyed causing disgrase to the Hood name. -
Retired
Digrased, he left the army and retired to tend to his family. -
Yellow Fever Epidemic
The Yellow fever Epidemic hits the US. -
Died
General Hood died of Yellow Fever in 1879. He had 10 Children and a wife who is believed to hae suffered the same fate.