General John Bell Hood, CSA

General John Bell Hood

Photograph Courtesy of the National Archives & Records Administration

Dates: June 29, 1831-August 30, 1879

State: Texas

Highest Rank Attained: General

Principal Commands: Army of Tennessee

Principal Battles: Peninsula Campaign (1862), Second Bull Run (1862), Antietam (1862), Fredericksburg (1862), Gettysburg (1863), Chickamauga (1863), Resaca (1864), Atlanta (1864), Battle of Spring Hill (1864), Franklin (1864), Nashville (1864)

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