![]() ![]() Hood County, Texas is named in his honor.He lost his oldest child, his wife and his life, leaving 10 destitute orphans. He fathered 11 children, but was ruined by the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1878-79. He lost 23,500 men out of 38,000 soldiers, 20,000 at Atlanta alone.Īfter the war, he moved to Louisiana and became a cotton broker and life insurance business. He tried to besiege Nashville Tennessee but was decisively beaten. At the battle of Franklin Tennessee he made a massive frontal assault without the support of artillery and lost 12 generals. At Atlanta he dissipated his army in a series of bold but fruitless assaults. ![]() ![]() Jefferson Davis promoted him to command of the army of Tennessee, because he wanted someone who would fight. He suffered a fractured femur at Chickamauga and had his leg amputated. He was severely wounded at Gettysburg and lost the use of his arm. He was one of the best brigade and division commanders, with a reputation for bravery and aggressiveness bordering on recklessness. He almost didn't graduate because of excessive demerits. John Hood was Wounded in Action during the United States Civil War.Ī cousin to Confederate General G. ![]()
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