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John Bell Hood, a native of Kentucky bred on romantic notions of the Old South and determined to model himself on Robert E. Lee, had a tragic military career, no less interesting for being calamitous. After conspicuous bravery in leading a Texas brigade, he rose in the ranks to become the youngest of the full generals of the Confederacy. The misfortune in store for Hood, a far better fighter than a strategist, illustrates the strain and risks of high command. One of the lasting images to come out of the Civil War is that of the one-legged General Hood strapped in his saddle, leading his men in a hopeless counter-offensive against Sherman's march on Atlanta. In this prize-winning book Richard M. McMurry spares no details of Hood's ultimate "complete and disastrous failure," but he is concerned to do justice to one of the most maligned and misunderstood figures in Civil War history.
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Ruben Pothof
reviewed John Bell Hood and the War for Southern Independence on April 25, 2020
John Bell Hood and the War for Southern Independence
McMurry does a great job of balancing criticism with affirmation for the general. He relies heavily on secondary sources but uses good primary sources, also.
His overall structure of the book is well crafted but not balanced in detail. He focuses almost completely on the Atlanta campaign. While it is true many documents do not survive to give the reader much insight on the beginnings of his life or maybe even the end, McMurry does not flesh out the end of his life or give second hand accounts of Hood's life. However, many accounts are given for the Atlanta campaign.
Overall, a better job assessing the character of the misunderstood Gen. John B. Hood than prior historians. Yet leaves the reader grasping for details in other parts of Hood's life than just the Atlanta Campaign.
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