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26 de ago. 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. A graduate of West Point who served in the U.S. Cavalry.
22 de ago. de 2024 · While these and others offer a military perspective of Hood the general, the revealing letters between he and Anna, his beloved and devoted wife, help us better understand Hood the man and husband. Includes documents relating to Hood's U.S. Army service, Civil War career, and postwar life.
19 de ago. 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.
Hace 2 días · A New York Times Notable Book and Winner of the William Boyd Award for Best Military Novel In November 1864, Gen. John Bell Hood’s Army of Tennessee prepares to launch an assault on Union forces near Franklin, Tennessee. Dirty, exhausted, and hungry, the Confederate soldiers form a line of battle across an open field.
Hace 2 días · The bravery of teenage miner John Willie Bell, who risked his life to save his pit pony during a mining accident, is the focus of a new exhibition at Wentworth Woodhouse. During a roof fall at his pit in Elsecar, while uninjured miners fled, John ran back to find his pony. When a rescue team eventually found them, he said, “I knew you would ...
Hace 6 días · BATTLE SUMMARY. Soon after the fall of Atlanta on September 2, 1864, Confederate Lieutenant General John Bell Hood began a westward flanking movement originally intended to cut the supply lines of Union General William T. Sherman and draw him north to Tennessee in pursuit of Hood's army.
18 de ago. de 2024 · Bid on H. B. Hall & Sons Hand-Colored Engraving of John Bell Hood online at Everything But The House. Bidding on most items starts at $1.
