John Bell Hood
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John Bell Hood was a Confederate general during the American Civil War.
Lt. Gen. John B. Hood
Hood's birthplace
Confederate general John Bell Hood
Gen. John Bell Hood post-war
Battle of Franklin
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The Battle of Franklin was fought on November 30, 1864, in Franklin, Tennessee, as part of the Franklin–Nashville Campaign of the American Civil War. It was one of the worst disasters of the war for t
John Bell Hood
…to evacuate the besieged city. Leading his men through Alabama and into Tennessee, his army was severely damaged in a massive frontal assault at the Battle of Franklin. He was decisively defeated at the Battle of Nashville by his former West Point instructor, Major General George Henry Thomas, after which he was…
Battle of Franklin, by Kurz and Allison (1891)
Kentucky-Northern Tennessee, 1864
Southern Tennessee-Alabama, 1864
View north from Hood's headquarters on Winstead Hill (engraving from Battles and Leaders of the Civil War)