Leader of the fabled Texas Brigade, John Bell Hood was highly regarded among the ranks of Confederate generals. Despite sustaining wounds at Gettysburg and losing a leg at Chickamauga, Hood ...

If there is one general that could be considered as having single-handedly lost the Civil War for the Confederates, it’s John Bell Hood.

Picking the new name Fort Cavazos has been a lengthy process for the Army, forming committees and doing research in hopes of distancing the Army base from its namesake, a Confederate General.

So, Fort Cavazos would become Fort Hood again. Except this time, Fort Hood would be named after Col. Robert B. Hood instead of John Bell Hood, a Confederate general from the Civil War.

Fort Hood, located in southwestern Bell and southeastern Coryell counties in central Texas, is one of the largest military installations in the world. Its primary mission is to maintain a state of ...

History professor Susannah Ural talked about Confederate General John Bell Hood's Texas Brigade in 1863. She tracks the unit's progression, and uses examples from the soldiers' own words to convey ...

Historian James Kay discussed Confederate General John Bell Hood's defeat at the Battle of Franklin in Tennessee in 1864. The American Battlefield trust hosted this event.

FRANKLIN — Coming to the new visitor's center, artifacts from Civil War Gen. John Bell Hood will come on display at the Carter House in Franklin The Battle of Franklin Trust will acquire these ...

No doubt about it, Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood, leader of the acclaimed Texas Brigade, was one tough son-of-a-gun. As a cavalry officer at Fort Mason in the Texas Hill Country before the war ...

Texas’ Fort Hood likely to be renamed for first Hispanic four-star general instead of Confederate general The Army’s largest active-duty armored post is named after Gen. John Bell Hood.

Starting on Tuesday, Fort Hood, Texas will officially be a thing of the past. The sprawling Central Texas Army base located halfway between Austin and Waco and named for Confederate Gen. John Bell ...