[TexConfederate1861]

Boy, I am SO glad you don't have a TEXAS flag on your webpage...you are no Texan.....you are a disgrace to the Confederate Texans of old, such as:
1. John H. Reagan, Postmaster General of the CSA
2. John Baylor, General, CSA
3. John Bell Hood, General, CSA
4. Albert Sydney Johnston, General, CSA
5. Hiram Granbury, General, CSA
and the list goes on........


Note: Disclaimer: This mans Viewpoint is not representative of a typical Texan...please ignore!

[XRdsRev]

John Bell Hood was born in Owningsville Kentucky on June 29, 1831. He lived in Kentucky until he was admitted to West Point as part of the Class of 1853. He didn't set foot in Texas until the end of 1855 when he was assigned to duty at Fort Mason as a 2nd Lt in the 2nd Regiment of Cavalry, United States Army.

Hood did command the Texas Brigade of the Army of Northern Virginia during 1862-1863 and later a Division in Longstreets Corps. In 1864, Hood was given command of the Army of Tennessee. His performance as an Army commander was less than spectacular and his ill fated invasion of Tennessee and the mishandling of his army at Spring Hill, Franklin and Nashville are famous low points in Confederate military history to this day. His performance was so poor at this time that several of his subordinate officers verged on munity (General Forrest being the best known example).

After the war, Hood moved to New Orleans La. where he died of yellow fever on August 30, 1879.

Hood was a native Kentuckian, not a Texan.