John Bell “Sam” Hood
Born: June 1, 1831
Birthplace: Owingsville, Kentucky
Father: Dr. John Willis Hood 1798 – 1852
(Buried: French Cemetery, Montgomery County, Kentucky)
Mother: Theodosia French 1801 – 1886
(Buried: French Cemetery, Montgomery County, Kentucky)
Wife: Annie Marie Hennen 1837 – 1879
(Buried: Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana)
Married: April 30, 1868 in New Orleans, Louisiana
Children:
Lydia Marie Hennen Hood 1869 – 1879
(Buried: Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana)
Anna Bell Hood 1870 – 1934
(Buried: Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana)
Ethel Genevieve Hood 1870 – 1956
(Buried: Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana)
John Bell Hood Jr. 1871 – 1947
(Buried: Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana)
Colonel Duncan Norbert Hood 1873 – 1920
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Lillian Marie Hood Post 1874 – 1966
(Buried: Saint Bernards Cemetery, Bernardsville, New Jersey)
Marie Marion Hood 1874 – 1895
Odile Musson Hood Holland 1876 – 1919
(Buried: Woodland Cemetery, Manhattan, New York)
Ida Richardson Hood 1876 – 1961
(Buried: Bowling Green Cemetery, Woodville, Mississippi)
Oswald Hood 1878 – 1929
(Buried: Woodland Cemetery, Manhattan, New York)
Anna Gertrude Hood 1879 – 1880
(Buried: Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Georgia)
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Education:
1853: Graduated from West Point Military Academy (44th in class)
Occupation before War:
1853 – 1855: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, Infantry Regiment
1853 – 1854: Garrison Duty at Fort Columbus, New York
1854 – 1855: Frontier Duty at Fort Jones, California
1855 – 1858: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 2nd Cavalry Regiment
1855: Escort for Lt. Williamson’s Topographical Party
1856 – 1857: Frontier Duty at Fort Mason, Texas
1857: Wounded at Devil’s Run, Texas
1857 – 1858: Frontier Duty at Fort Mason, Texas
1858 – 1861: 1st Lt. United States Army, 2nd Cavalry Regiment
1858 – 1859: Frontier Duty at Camp Cooper, Texas
1859 – 1860: Frontier Duty at Camp Wood, Texas
1860 – 1861: On Leave of Absence from U.S. Army
1861: Resigned from United States Army on April 16th
Civil War Career:
1861: Captain of Confederate Army Cavalry
1861: Lt. Colonel of Confederate Army Cavalry
1861: Served under General John B. Magruder training cavalry
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 4th Texas Infantry
1862: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry
1862: Participated in the Peninsula Campaign
1862: Participated in the Battle of Gaines Mill
1862: Participated in the Northern Virginia Campaign
1862: Participated in the Battle of Antietam
1862 – 1863: Major General of Confederate Army Infantry
1862: Participated in the Battle of Fredericksburg
1863: Participated in the Siege of Suffolk, Virginia
1863: Wounded in the left arm during Battle of Gettysburg
1863 – 1865: Lt. General of Confederate Army Infantry
1863: Wounded in the right thigh during battle of Chickamuga
1863 – 1864: Sent to Richmond Virginia recover from amputation of leg
1864: Corps Commander in the Army of Tennessee, Georgia Campaign
1864: Temporary General of Confederate Army Infantry
1864 – 1865: Temporary Commander Army of Tennessee
1864: Led Army of Tennessee during Atlanta Campaign
1864: Led Army of Tennessee during Battle of Franklin, Tennessee
1864: Led Army of Tennessee losing at Battle of Nashville, Tennessee
1865: Surrendered himself at Natchez, Mississippi
1865: Paroled by the United States Army and Government
Occupation after War:
Cotton Broker in New Orleans, Louisiana
President of Life Association of America Insurance Business
Assisted in fundraisers for orphans
Died: August 30, 1879
Place of Death: New Orleans, Louisiana
Cause of Death: Yellow Fever
Age at time of Death: 48 years old
Burial Place: Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
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