# John B. Hood — Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant character guide

> John B. Hood in Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Hood, General Hood

**First appearance:** 0003-i

## Snapshot

The Confederate general who inherited Atlanta's defense and kept striking back, even as his army bled men and supplies he could not replace.

## Who they are

Hood commands the Confederate force Sherman must pin down in Georgia, weakened not only by battle but by Governor Brown's withdrawal of state troops to gather crops. Grant watches him through Sherman's dispatches, weighing whether Hood can be trapped or merely pressed until the war's end. His stubborn aggression shapes the campaign's middle arc, forcing Sherman to choose between holding a line and cutting loose across the state.

## Relationships

### [George H. Thomas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_memoirs_of_ulysses_s_grant_se/characters/george_h_thomas)

_rivalry_

Thomas and Hood clashed in the battles of Nashville and Franklin, where Thomas delivered a crushing defeat to Hood's army.

## In the story

### [Sherman's Campaign in Georgia—Siege of Atlanta—Death of General McPherson—Attempt to Capture Andersonville—Capture of Atlanta](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_memoirs_of_ulysses_s_grant_se/chapters/xlix)

Replaced Johnston; evacuated and destroyed Atlanta's military works.

### [The Campaign in Georgia—Sherman’s March to the Sea—War Anecdotes—The March on Savannah—Investment of Savannah—Capture of Savannah](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_memoirs_of_ulysses_s_grant_se/chapters/lix)

Appointed after Johnston, takes the offensive, retreats from Atlanta, and moves to Sherman's rear.

### [The Battle of Franklin—The Battle of Nashville](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_memoirs_of_ulysses_s_grant_se/chapters/lx)

Led Confederate forces across the Tennessee River and attacked at Franklin and Nashville.

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