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The history of conflict is replete with examples of men who distinguished themselves in fight and then disgrace themselves after being advertised to instructions above their capacities. Through the American Civil Conflict, that man was John Bell Hood. Hood was one of the most tenacious generals in the Confederacy, for better and worse. This quality, which made him among the best brigade and department commanders in the Army of North Virginia also made him ineffective when he was advertised to higher instructions, permanently marring his job at Atlanta and Franklin. The intimidating Texan started to produce a name for himself as a brigade commander in the Army of North Virginia under new commander Robert E. Lee during the Seven Days Fights in 1862, and he was advertised to division command word. For another several campaigns, he led a department under General James Longstreet's I Corps., struggling at places like Antietam and Fredericksburg. Hood was in the thick of the action on day two at Gettysburg, enduring an undesirable wound that remaining his remaining arm permanently disabled. When Longstreet's command word headed western world, Hood experienced another wound at Chickamauga, resulting in the amputation of his right lower leg.
