- Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Title:
- General John B. Hood
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 1860
- Subject:
- Men--1860-1870
Soldiers--Confederate States of America
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Hairstyles--1860-1870
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans
Beards
Clothing & dress--1860-1870
Portraits--1860-1870 - People:
- Hood, John Bell, 1831-1879
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Portrait of Confederate General John B. Hood.
chair;
Lt. General John Bell Hood (1831-1879) was a Confederate General during the American Civil War. A graduate of West Point, Hood joined the Confederacy in 1861 and gained a reputation for his aggressive tactics, but they proved futile against Sherman’s larger Union force. Hood lost a leg and the use of one of his arms after being severely wounded at the Battles of Gettysburg and Chickamauga in 186 - Local Identifier:
- VIS 170.3917.001
ahc1703917001.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/athpc/id/2308
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S Code) Permission ofr use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 6 x 3 1/2 in.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
