Disability History Fact: John Bell Hood
Office of the Governor Texas sent this bulletin at 10/10/2013 08:01 AM CDTCommittee on People with Disabilities
John Bell Hood (1831 – 1879) served as a major general in the Civil War and was severely wounded twice in battle: at the Battle of Gettysburg, Hood received a severe wound to his left arm that left it incapacitated for the rest of his life; and in the Battle of Chickamauga, Hood was shot in the upper right thigh, a wound that necessitated the amputation of his leg. After some months of recuperation, Hood was promoted and continued to serve in the military. Strapped to his saddle, he would lead his men into battle. At one point, the retreating Army of Tennessee sang to the tune of “The Yellow Rose of Texas” these lyrics: “You can talk about your Beauregard and sing of General Lee, but the gallant Hood of Texas played Hell in Tennessee." Hood County is named in his honor, as is Fort Hood in Bell County.
Adapted from:
Thomas W. Cutrer, "HOOD, JOHN BELL," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fho49), accessed September 27, 2013. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
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