General John Bell Hood of the 3rd Virginia Cavalry Regiment, 4th Texas Infantry Regiment and Confederate States Infantry Regiment in uniform] / J.A. Sheldon, photographer, 101 Canal St., New Orleans, La.

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General John Bell Hood of the 3rd Virginia Cavalry Regiment, 4th Texas Infantry Regiment and Confederate States Infantry Regiment in uniform] / J.A. Sheldon, photographer, 101 Canal St., New Orleans, La.

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Sheldon, J. A. (James Austin), 1824-1886, photographer

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1861-1865

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A full-body portrait photograph of Confederate Brigadier General John Bell Hood in uniform

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Full-body portrait photograph of General in uniform

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Library of Congress

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Brigadier General John Bell Hood
(1831 - 1879)
Home State: Texas
Education: US Military Academy, West Point, NY, Class of 1853
Command Billet: Commanding Division
Branch of Service: Cavalry
Unit: Hood's Division
On the Campaign-Commanded Hood's Division in Longstreet's Command. His division's attack thru the Cornfield early in the morning broke and pushed back the initial Federal I Corps assaults.

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