The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-09-01
Death Of General J. Is. HO0d..-His
Daughter Very LII.

Death Of General j. B. HOod'.-His
Daughter Very LII.
New ORLEANS, August 30.-Geperal j.
B. Hood died at O'clock this morning. 1t
is believed his daughter Ida will not recov-
er. Edith is also very sick.
GIVE NAY YET DIsLoDGE THE ENEMY "-HIS
ORPHANED CHILDREN, &C.
NEW ORLEANS, August 30.-General Hood
had hopes Of recovery to the last. A short
time before his death, perceiving slight IA
vorable symptoms, he said to DR.. Bemiss,
1--WE may yet dislodge the enemy" AS
q measure Of precautIon, none OF the mil
itary associations to which the General be-
longed were invited to the funeral. He
was buried this afternoon.
General Hood leaves eleven children
| the eldest ten years, and the youngest
twins) three weeks old. His physical con-
dition had been bad for some time past,
caused, it is alleged, by anxiety, arising
| from financial reverses, and also by
the blow he received in the death OF his
wife. He leaves the manuscript OF his
tory of the war, which he intended to have
published this fall.
| THE FUNERAL OF THE DEAD SOLDIER.
Only few friends OF the family and a
delegation Of the Association OF the Army
|
cemetery, however, the cortege was re-
ceiyed by detachment of the Continental
Guards under Captain Pearce. who fired a
salute over the grave Of the dead soldier.
OF the late General Hoods children who
have the fever, Edith was alive at P. NJ,
but is not expected to live through the
night. Ethal, aged seven years, has a
milder type OF the disease.
| General Hood was born in Owensville,
Bath county, Ky., June 30, 1881, and was
brought up at Mount Sterling, Montgomery
county. He entered upon his collegiate
course at West Point in 1S49, and graduated
| in 1858. He was then assigned to duty in
the Fourth Infantry, in California, where be
served twenty-five months. When the two
new regiments raised by Hon. Jefferson
Davis. then Secretary OF War, were called
out, he was transferred, July, 1856. to the
one Second cavalry in which General AL
bert Sidney Johnston, who fell at Shiloh,
was in command, and General K. e. Lee the
lieutenant-colone. This regiment furnished
many valuable officers to the South. Gene.
rails Earl Van Dorm, Kirby Smith, Fields,
Evans, and Hardee were from its ranks.
In the winter Of 1866 General Hood
entered upon the frontier service OF West
ern Texas. where, in July following, he
| had spirited engagement, and was wound
| ed by the Indians on DEVILS river.
A short time before the begin ming Of the
late war he was ordered to report for duty
of West Point as instructor OF cavalry, but
was allowed, at his own request, to return
| to duty in TeXas-his object being, in view
| of the prospects Of impending dissolution,
| to be in that portion of the country which
| he most loved.
On the 10Th of April, 1861, he resigned his
| commission under the United States Coy
eminent and rendered his services to.the
! Confederacy. His name was entered upon
| the roll with the rank Of first lieutenant, and
ordered to report to General Lee, in Vir.
ginia. who ordered him to report to General
Magruder, on the Peninsula. He was at
once placed 10 command OF all the cavalry
on the Peninsula.with the rank Of captain OF
the regular cavalry. Having several sue
cessPul engagements With the enemy, he was
soon promoted TO the rank OF maj or. On
| September 30th he was ordered 10 Rich
mond. and, receiving the rank Of colonel Of
infantry, was placed in command of the
Fourth regiment OF Texas volunteers, then
in camp near the city. Very few OF the men
had ever seen him, and doubts were enter
tanned whether colonel could.b be appointed
that would give satisfaction.
His commanding appearance, manly de-
pertinent, quick perception, courteous
| manners, and decision OF character readily
impressed the officers and Dlen that he was
the man to govern them in camp and com-
mand them on the field; and his thorough
acquaintance with every department of the
service satisfied everyone with his compe-
| tency for the position.
| On the Sih and 9th Of November. 1861,
the Fourth and Fifth Texas regiments left
Richmond, and arrived at Dumfries on
| the 18th, aud were there organized into
a brigade, under Colonel Wigfall, OF the
State of Texas, who, to this end, had re-
! ceiycd the appointment OF brigadier-gene.
rol. But as he was the senator-elect from
the State OF Texas, after the meeting OF
Congress he resigned; and on the: Sd Of
March, 1862, Colonel Hood was appointed
TO take his place. Thus we see, within the
short space OF ten months and seventeen
DAYS, he was promoted from the rank OF
lieutenant to that Of brigadler. go,
In the battles around Richmond HOODS
troops were in the front nearly all the time,
and at Gaines's Mill they made one OF Inc
most desperate and valiant charges OF the
whole war. At Gettysburg General Hooc
was severely wounded in the arm, ano
never recovered perfect use OF 1T. . '4!4
General Hood continued with the Army
OF Northern Virginia until Lleutenant
! General Longstreet's command was sent t
| reinforce the army OF Tennessee, where
with his brave Texans, he followed tina
General to seek new lauy els in the 'Volun
teer State.o an 80.
20 he subsequently, commanded corps IL
the army OF General Joseph E.. Johnston
whom he succeeded In 1864, and was. TO
Esome time thereafter in command OF: tf
/ Hnpf adaratp army I'm ifa nneratfOns aPP,us
General Sherman. After three blootl ~ an