Advance and Retreat
Author | : John Bell Hood |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 1880 |
ISBN-10 | : HARVARD:32044105495535 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Advance and Retreat by : John Bell Hood
Download or read book Advance and Retreat written by John Bell Hood and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The military autobiography of the Confederacy's most controversial general, from his 1853 graduation from West Point and subsequent duty in California and Texas (mainly on exploratory missions). Born a southern aristocrat, Hood unswervingly supported the Confederacy but was widely viewed as reckless with his commands. Hood lost an arm at Gettysburg, a leg at Chickamauga and Atlanta to Sherman.