The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-09-12
GEN. JOHN B. HOOD,

having died Of the same fatal disease few
days before him. How mysterious are the
providenccs of God.
The brave soldier passes through the
carnage Of battle uhhurt, where thousands
fall around him, aud is struck down in the
time of peace, in great city-onc, of Il
very few, who fall before the ravagcs Of dis
ease
Gen. Hood was gallant Captain in the
late war. always conspicuous at the post of
duty and danger. He was Kcutuckiau
!. by birth and q graduate of West Point in
tho classaaP 1863 g. Sss $50
AS nsoifieer:vfs tho e6sved Stafes Abaay,
he was on duty on the Texas frontier until
1859. In severe engagement with the
Comanchc Indians, in which his dashing
courage was conspcuously illustrated, he
received his first wound
His resignation from the old army was
sent forward in April 1861, and afterwards,
to the close of the great contest between
the States Hood was ever the embodiment
of the soldier and tho patriot.
He was one Of Lees most active and able
BrigauicrE, and rising to the command Of a
Division in LonSstrcct's corps, proved HIM
self to be the equal Of the best Major Cen
erals ia the great Army of Northern Vir-
ginia
At Chiekamauga, Hood was an oriHamme
IN the fight, aud his gallant Division, in
~hch our own jenkins aud Law were Brig
adiers. followed his bold commands with
splendid charge, worthy Of his leadership.
lie lost Il leg in this batslc, and for his past
services aud gallaptry, was promoted Lieu.
tenant General, and assigned to the com
mand Of corps in the Army Of Tennessee,
chen about to break up its winter quarters
at Dalton in the spring of 1864.
Whether frem the loss of his leg, or from
other causes, Gen Hoods brief career as
corps commander was without distinction.
When, unhapPiiy, Gen. Johnstone was
acmovcd from the chief command Of the
Army Of Tennessee. on the 18th of July,
1864, Mr.. Dlyis selected Hood to be his
successor.
IIardee, the corps commander, declined
60 assume the responsibility Of SO great a
command, and earnestly remopStratcd with
But Mr. Davis was bent on fShtirIss great
battle, ant he insisted upon Hood leading
the army to the field.
vance of the enemy to the vicinity Of Allan
"a, to use the language Of the Confc derate
Government, and us he expressed no con
iJcncc that he could defeat or rcpel hun"
his junior corps commadcr was induced to
undertake the task.
johnstonc had tclcgraphcd to tho Gov
ernmcnt, in reply to the charge, that he
expressed no confidence in his ability to
defeat Sherman that "confticnt Language
Ly u military consn,rnlcr ,oas not ccMcncc
0f c0mp"icncc." In assuming the command
of the army, Hood, who spent the first day
of his great command ut the headquarters
Of the retiring General, fully illustrated the
spirit of this reply, and published an order
to the troops as modest as it was hopcful.,
But the bloody battles OF the 2Oth 22l
and 18th ofJuly, demonstrated the strength
at Shcrman's position, and Hood'S inability
to ''deicat or rcpal him.
He held Atlanta, however, until the 25th
Of August, when Sherman began to move
his army - .Joncsb )ro, 30 miles on Hoods
left flank and rear. The battles of Jones'
boro were fought on the Both of August
and the lst Of September, by Iardce, and
Atlanta was lost and won The subSc-
IucuI calccr Vi lluOu Is lalnllar 10 The
country.
Ills advance into Tennessee was well
planned, and came near being success !;
the failure at Spring Hill Of two corps Of
his army, which he had thrown on the flank
and rear Of Schoticld's $ retrcating army, to
attack and rout it, is yet unexplained.
Hood was not with them. Why we do
not know He remained with S. ID. Ice,
at Columbia, and came forward the next
day and led the troops in person on the
bloody field Of Franklin. Pushing boldly
on to Nashville, he suffered crushing de
feat in front Of that city in December, aud
thus closed his career us soldier. lie
would rather have died as Ceburn died, in
the enemies last ditch at Franklin, than to
have lived to sec his gallant army, in the
bitter cold Of December, driven out of Ten
ncsScc!
But he bore his defeat with patient res
ignation, and lived to see every army and
every soldier of the Confclcracy, surrcn-
dcrcd TO the government of the United
States. And now, after fourteen years Of
peace, in the quiet pursuits of domestic
life, the worthy and respected citizen of
Nav ORLEANS tho bnn,r,I ,,,I h. 800.