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28 de may. de 2024 · John B. Hood was a Confederate officer known as a fighting general during the American Civil War, whose vigorous defense of Atlanta failed to stem the advance of Gen. William T. Sherman’s superior Federal forces through Georgia in late 1864.
Hace 1 día · Confederate generals who were wounded included Maj. Gen. John Bell Hood who lost the use of his left arm and Maj. Gen. Henry Heth who received a shot to the head on the first day of battle (though incapacitated for the rest of the battle, he remarkably survived without long-term injuries, credited in part due to his hat stuffed full ...
Hace 3 días · By Ronald S. Coddington, with images and artifacts from the Craig and Carol Wofford Collection Evander McIver Law focused his piercing blue eyes on the skyline above the Gettysburg countryside.
Hace 2 días · In July, the cautious Johnston was replaced by the more aggressive John Bell Hood, who played to Sherman's strength by challenging him to direct battles on open ground.
Hace 3 días · The man leading the Lone Star State troops, Brig. Gen. John Bell Hood of Kentucky, had graduated from West Point in 1853 and proven his abilities on the Western frontier before turning in his resignation to fight for his adopted Texas.
28 de may. de 2024 · This created a dangerous salient and weakened the south flank, but it was too late to pull him back. Gen. John Bell Hood’s division of Longstreet’s corps attacked the Union left at 4:00 pm. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
27 de may. de 2024 · John Bell Hood. Class of 1853 at the USMA, he was on frontier duty with the US 2nd Cavalry, and resigned in April 1861. His first Confederate commission was as a 1st Lieutenant of Cavalry on recruiting duty, and he also saw action at Yorktown, VA.
