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


Comancho Indians, in which his dashing
courage was conspicuously illustrated, he
received his first wound
His resignation from the old army was
sent forward in April 1861, aud afterwards,
to the CLOSE of the great contest between
the States, Hood was ever the embodiment
of the soldier and the patriot.
He was one OF Lees most active and able
Brigadiers, and rising to the command of a
Division in Lougstreet's corps, proved him
self to be the equal of the best Major Gen.
erals iu the great Army of Northern Vir-
ginia
At Chiekamauga, Hood was an orfamme
in the fight, and his gallant Division, in
which our own Jenkins aud Law were Brig
adiers. followed his bold commands with q
splendid charge, worthy of his leadership
lie lost a leg in this batsle, and for his past
services aud gallaptry, was promoted Lieu
tenant General, and assigned to the COM
maud of q corps in the Army Of Tennessee,
then about to break up its winter quarters
at Dalton in the spring of 1864.
Whether fropa the loss of his leg, or from
other causes, Gen Hoods brief career as a
corps commander was without distinction
When, unhaPPily Gen. Johnstone was
removed from the chief command of the
Army Of Tennessee, on the 18th of July,
1864, MIR. Dlyis selected Hood to be his
successor,
Hardee, the corps commander, declined
to assume the responsibility so great
command, ana:earuestly retnopstrated with
-S1ys-RS lsstztyss AutnpSsss,
But Mr.. Davis vas Bout Cd fyhtmS a groaf'
battle, au1 he insisted upon Hood leading
the army to the field.
Johnstone had "failcd to arrest the ad.
vance Of the enemy to the vicinity of Allan.
ta," to use the language Of the Confe derate
Government, and as he expressed no con-
fdence that he could defeat or repel him."
his junior corps commader was induced to
undertake the task
Johnstonc had telcgraphed to the Gov
ernment, in Eeply to the charge, that he
expressed no confidence in his ability to
defeat Sherman that "cOnftient language
Iy a military commander ,oas not coidence
Of competence" In assuming the command
of the army, Hood, who spent the first day
OF his great command at the headquarters
of the retiring General, fully illustrated the
spirit of this reply, aud published an order
Ba. the Siooay HassS Saiiiss fke g8ts va
and 18th ofJuly, demonstrated the strength
of fSherman's position, and Hoods inability
to "defeat or repel him."
He held Atlanta, however, until the 25th
OF August when Sherman began to move
his army to Jonesboro, 30 miles on Hoods
left flank and rear. The battles of Jones'
boro were fought on the Both Of August
and the 1st Of September, by Hardee, and
Atlanta was lost and won The subse.
quent career Of Hood is familiar to the
country.
His advance into Tennessee was we'll
planned, aud 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 Scho6elds retreating army, to
attack aud rout it, is yet unexplained.
Hood was not with them. why we do
not know. He remained With S. ID. Lee,
ut 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, and
tbus closed his career as q soldier He
would rather have died as Cleburn died, in
tho enemies last ditch at Franklin, than to
have lived to see his gallant army, in the
bitter cold of December, driven out of Ten.
pessee
But he bore his defeat with patient res
ignation, and lived to see every army and
every soldier Of the Confe1eracy, surren-
dered to the government of the United
States. And now, after fourteen years of
peace, in tho quiet pursuits Of domestic
life, the worthy and respected citizen of
New Orleans, tho honored and beloved sur.
viyor of the Lost Cause, the devoted hus.
band aud father, falls asleep in death, and
is buried in the quiet hush of great citys
grief. amid tho tears Of friends aud the
regrets of millions of his fellow citizens.
dis wife had died before him, only a
fcw days, and his ten little children arc
left to tho care Of every manly, southern
heart.
May God bless them with friends and
m1ko them worthy Of tho gallant, spotless