What is John Bell Hood?
'''John Bell Hood''' (1831 – August 30, 1879) was a [[Confederate States Army|Confederate army]] general during the [[American Civil War]]. He was born in 1831 in [[Kentucky]]. He graduated from the [[United States Military Academy]] in 1853. After the [[Battle of Fort Sumter]], he joined the Confederate army as [[colonel]] of the 4th Texas Infantry. In February 1862, he became commander of the [[Texas Brigade]] as a [[brigadier general]]. He became commander of a [[Division (military)|division]] in July 1862. He was wounded at the [[Battle of Gettysburg]] in July 1863. He was wounded again at the [[Battle of Chickamauga]] in September 1863. In late July 1864, he became commander of the [[Army of Tennessee]]. After the war, Hood became a [[businessman]]. He married in 1868 and had eleven children. He died in 1879 during a [[yellow fever]] epidemic in New Orleans. {{US-bio-stub}} {{American Civil War}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hood, John Bell}} [[Category:Confederate Army generals]] [[Category:1831 births]] [[Category:1879 deaths]] [[Category:Infectious disease deaths in Louisiana]] [[Category:Military people from Kentucky]]