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This photo was submitted| The Hood Connections~ NC to Kentucky... The Story of General John Bell Hood  General
John Bell Hood's fate had gone from worse to worst after his fall
at the Battle of Franklin, TN. The story of Hood trying to overcome
the tradgedy of continuous loss was perpetuated by those friends
and foe alike who carried on after his death to help the Hood orphans
and to keep alive the General's memory.
The much mutilated general remained
much a man. In his first decade as a husband, he sired 11 children
- among them three sets of twins. Old foe General Sherman helped
him sell his military papers. But in 1879, yellow fever again stalked
the canals and back alleys of New Orleans. The virus killed the
general, his wife, and their oldest daughter. Historian
T. Lindsey Baker, director of the Texas Heritage Museum at Hill
College, has assembled a touching exhibit recalling a time when
the orphan children of General Hood were a favorite charity. As
a philanthropic venture, Hood's Orphans became a favorite, a sort
of old-timey March of Dimes. "Throughout the U.S., generous friends and former battlefield enemies, as well as veterans of the Hood's Texas Brigade Association, contributed to the support of the orphans. Donors bought mass-produced pictures of the youngsters," said Dr. Baker. Former CSA General Pierre T. Beauregard organized a campaign that at last led to the adoption of all the children. Other links to information on General John Bell Hood: General John Bell Hood Biography The Ghost of Anne Mitchell Haunts the Hood Home in Kentucky. General John Bell Hood Historical Society Kind permission has been granted by the President of the Museum of the Confederacy in New Orleans, Sam Hood, for use of the information and photos herein. Sam, through his beautiful website: http://www.johnbellhood.org/index.htm is striving to perpetuate the memory of Gen. Hood. The Kin of Rock and Roll wishes to thank Sam and his organization for the beautiful tribute to this gallant leader. Please check out the website above for further information on the General's life and times. |
 The lovely Anna Marie Hennen, the wife of General John Bell Hood. The New Orleans home of Genl. and Mrs. John Bell Hood  General Hood, his wife, and their eldest daughter, Lydia, succumbed to yellow fever in this house.  The
famous 1879 picture of the 10 surviving Hood orphans, signed by
members of the Hood family on Aug. 30, 2003 {click to enlarge} Anna
Marie Hood's elderly mother survived them, but poor health caused
her death one year after her daughter and son-in-law.. With no means
of support, the ten surviving orphans were adopted by the following
families The sadness of the story goes further down as the orphans
are kept apart in great distance, except for the twins. A charity
fund was established and raised over $30,000 for the support and
education of the Hood orphans. Anna would die in infancy and so
the surviving nine children received their shares of the fund each
at the age of 21. Eventually, the families came back together.:
Annabel and Ethel - Mr. and Mrs. John Morris, New Orleans John Bell, Jr. - Mr. and Mrs. James Russell, Jonestown, Mississippi Duncan - Miss Clementina Furness, New York City Marion and Lillian - Mr. and Mrs. Thatcher Adams, New York City Odile and Ida - Mr. and Mrs. George T. McGehee, Woodville, Mississippi Oswald - Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Harney, Lexington, Kentucky Anna - Mr. and Mrs. Moses E. Joseph, Columbus, Georgia  Sam Hood, direct descendant of General Hood at the General's tomb in New Orleans  The photographs on this page are courtesy of www.John Bell Hood.org. All photographs may be enlarged for better viewing 
The great-great grandchildren of General John Bell Hood |
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