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Early Life
John Bell Hood was born on June 1 or June 29, , at Owingsville, Kentucky. Hood&#;s parents were Dr. John W. Hood and Theodosia French Hood. Although Hood&#;s father wanted his son to pursue a medical career, the military achievements of his grandfathers enamored Hood.
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Military Academy Cadet
Hood&#;s uncle, U.S. Representative, Richard French, obtained an appointment for Hood at the United States Military Academy in Hood graduated from the academy in , despite receiving demerits during his senior year, just four short of expulsion.
After graduating from West Point, Hood served in California and Texas.
Civil War
Eastern Theater
Hood resigned his U.S. Army commission on April 16, , after the Battle of Fort Sumter (April , ) touched off the American Civil War.
When Hood&#;s native state of Kentucky did not secede from the Union, Hood joined the Confederate Army as a captain in Texas. On February 20, , Hood became commander of Hood&#;s Texas Brigade, and Confedera