New-York tribune., 1879-09-01
OBITUARY.
GENERAL JOHN BELL HOOD.


NEw-ORLEANs, Aug. 31.-GeDoral John ID.
Hood died OF yellow fever oclcck yesterday morn
ing and buried In the afternoon Only few friends
OF the family aud delegation from the Association OF
the Army OF Tennessee attended the funeral. AT the
cemetery. however the cortege was received by
detachment Of the Continental Guards. under Captain
oearce who ared a salute ,he grave OF the dead
soldier General Hoo used military expressions TO the
last Perceiylng slight favorable symphonic, he sad 10
DR.. Bcmiss We may yet dislodge the enemy" Lyuia
Hood died last nighi. and Edith is very sick
John Bel; Hood a distinguished officer in
the Confederate service horn at Owinrsvile Bath
County. Ky ru1e 20, 1881. He entered West Point
Military Acaa-iy in 1Ss9, and graduated in 1883 He
was cassnate OF General sheridan. He entered the
United states Army, July 1s1s55. IA brevet second
Lieutenant Of infartry, but was transferred to tne
cavary WITH the rank IN 1855, .nd promoted 10
bs rstieutsu ,t IN 1858 After IN garrison at
Port Colur lus IN New-YOrk Harbor In 1854, he had
been sent frontier duty TO Fort Jones, California
acting as Of LeensDt Miliamson's Typographical
cxpeditiof He subsequently, saw much service III
Texas -.ra,aIiy In expeditions against The Comanche
and Ilpan Ia,l.ans, and was badly wounied. From
1858 10 i,Js he was at camps Cooper, Colorado
and wOoc sni IN 1890 he was on lc-ve CT absence
The civil wsr having broken out. Lieutenant Hood
resigned Bis commission IN the army, April 10 lSol-
very reluctantly 70 is said, and only after the earnest
persuasion Of personal friend This has beer denied
e.
snasion Bat whatever may have been his private feel
ing he entered upon Ills duties with enthu-iasn
Commissioned i hrstliautenant. he was oTdeIel DS
General Lee 20 ioia General Magruier, Who placed him
in charge Of corps Of cavalry. vita the rins o cap
tain In September, 1861. he ransfcrTed 20 Rich
mopd in command OF the 4.h Texan Volunteers.
with the rank of coouei Of infantry. IN November.
1851 he brigade general. and as sueh was con-
stsntly engaged IN Virginia He Gid god service al
Antistam. whcro he commanded division as he
a-fo did at Gettysburg, whore he came near
outGankiug one wing Of Hcadcs army. During this
battle h. was severely wounded in the LEFT
arm which wac perlnansn .v dis ablrd Raised 10 the
rank Of Naior-Oeneral. he ~ the hat-e ~ thoa
naus neIe he iesI ies' Ggko,S % TX , a 'br o
be was commissioned Lieutenant General In Fe r1-
ne was ssan in the fied commanding a corps IN Tie
army OF General Joseph +. Joanston then operating
against General sherman IN GeoTgia. At kcnerew
Mountain he led attack designed TO iuierpose be-
tween Thomass right snd -chon"ds ieft, which though
calamity made ialed In us iurp0se Hood being re-
pSyu pun 80 , Ind ~ fse Crec~rate srIuT In
JGiv 1864 tho 2lst OF that month He attacked IN
force General Nevcn's division NJ Peach Tree Creek
but Was repulscd afrer heavy loss the par 0f
tae rnioa force thcuah the enenys greater.
Hood renewed the stiscS CA The 2ad being once more
rcpuiseG WIKI loss OK 200 Killed ard wounded on
he 2sih he again attacked and was repnised by
General Logan. BioTins up his mastzlnts 1 anJ
Burning lis stores L. evo utt Atlanta on me ISL or
September. IL Joined - General Hardee near
Jea.s o aad hs army WAS co s'ieiaoy ieinioIc.9'
FsuAiug Shl ruan's ri<at uo q NOV ~ Tapcly NORTH
west. Win the design u drawing General SHERMAN oni
~ which lc iittle likely 70 4hl
Trc defence o Tennr ssee Wa ooBrled 10 Thomas
Hoods army sow cOEaisied Of about 5oUOO ~,
fsutry ard 10000 cavalry. General Grant sald
II hls camp before Richmond that tie Coni dei.t
generals movement Nashville NsS - leading 10 h-
certain doom" He advanced, however, with hi- army
well equipped and IN excellent spirits his force having
nscl 20 about s. 900 IhOma-7 force Dumicreu
about 10000 With many iIure At different pc;nts
General Hood encountered General SchOield at FRANK
I'm Tenn. the 3Oth Of NOV Der, on Whs rrpuscu
with loss of full sixth ~ effective force. Wien
Hood brseg.d Nashville his army had been reduced 10
about 10000 and these. ~ cad suffered severely
the cOd, did also tue better EQUIPPED Union
The battle or Nashville fought Oa the l5th ana
18Th December resulted in the total discontinue of
General H0Cd General Thomas, n the Two Uays' btttc
had taken i62 prisoners, Including 2-7 officers, %
guns aud small HOoc- INVASION V as over
aud utterly deIuOraiZcd. ms command lie
was relieved his request. January %. 1888, ht
IupeO Miss beng succeeded by General Richard lay
9r Hood did not despair, for returning TO Macon, Ga.
made speech the 29th Of January. IN when ne
encouraged tho people Of the south still 20 continue the
contest. He made similar address al Augusta on the
isi OF February lie complained bitterly tnat he bad
been properly supported, and INDUCED IL the u-
wAs over he visited Washington, he had several
interviews with Jefer Dayis.
after the General hood married Mise Anna,
a daughter Of Duncan n. Uennen, lawyer OF New
snr he had resided that city engaged in private
business of St. Louis life insurance company
He also concerned in project r2r coicnizng IN
and building railroads there He spccIated ai-o
IN Louisiana state consols. and lost heavily. HIS death
leaycs orphan children pongiless.
General Hood reported 10 have LEFT In nspuscr1pt
history Of War OF the Rebellion. As soldier nc
alsoleayes higher reputation for courage. .ash ana
br.aney than discretion lie Ia said 10 have 0een
gentleman Of courteous manners and much smsO.liiy
of temper Ho certainly did not prove himself al able
commander OF large armies, but whatever merits nc
possessed viii be cheerfuiiy Accorded 10 hm'