Title: John Bell Hood and the War for Southern Independence
Description: This book focuses on John Bell Hood, a native of Kentucky bred on romantic notions of the Old South and determined to model himself on Robert E. Lee. Hood had a tragic military career, no less interesting for being calamitous. After conspicuous bravery in leading a Texas brigade, he rose in the ranks to become the youngest of the full generals of the Confederacy. The misfortune in store for Hood, a far better fighter than a strategist, illustrates the strain and risks of high command. One of the lasting images to come out of the Civil War is that of the one-legged General Hood strapped in his saddle, leading his men in a hopeless counter-offensive against Sherman's march on Atlanta.
Subjects: Confederate States of America, Generals, Campaigns, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, Confederate States of America. Army, Biography, History, Confederate states of america, biography, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, campaigns
Places: Southern states, United States
People: John Bell Hood (1831-1879)
Time periods: Civil War, 1861-1865