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God give us men ! A time like this demands 

 Strong minds, great hearts, true faith, and ready 



hands ; 

 Men whom the lust of office does not kill ; 



Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy ; 

 Men who possess opinions and a will ; 



Men who have honor men who will not lie. 

 J. G. HOLLAND. 



HOOD, JOHN BELL (1831-1879), an American 

 soldier, born in Owingsville, Ky. He was 

 graduated from West Point in 1853, then 

 served in the United States army until the out- 

 break of the War of Secession, when he joined 

 the Confederate forces. His bravery in the Vir- 

 ginia campaigns during the first years of the war 

 secured rapid promotion. He commanded a di- 

 vision of Lee's army at Antietam and at Gettys- 

 burg and led a brigade under General Bragg at 

 Chickamauga, where he lost a leg. Afterwards 

 he became lieutenant-general and served in the 

 Atlanta campaign under General Johnston, 

 whom he succeeded in command of the army 

 opposing General Sherman in Georgia. Aban- 

 doning the defensive policy of his predecessor, 

 he vigorously attacked Sherman, was repulsed 

 with severe losses and compelled to retire from 

 Atlanta. He was again defeated at Franklin, 

 Tenn., but moved on to Nashville, where, on 

 December 16, 1864, he was routed by General 

 Thomas. At his own request he was then 

 relieved of his command. At the close of the 

 war he became a commission merchant in New 

 Orleans. He was the author of Advance and 

 Retreat, a book detailing his experiences in 

 the United States and Confederate armies. 



HOOD, MOUNT, an extinct volcano in the 

 Cascade Range in the northern part of the state 

 of Oregon, and about fifty miles south of the 

 Columbia River. It rises to a height of nearly 

 12,000 feet, and has many glaciers on its slopes 

 and some high precipices. It was last active in 

 1875. A magnificent view of the surrounding 

 country is obtained from the summit, which is 

 easily reached by good climbers. 



HOOD, ROBIN. See ROBIN HOOD. 



HOOD, THOMAS (1799-1845), an English poet 

 and humorist, whose best-known poems, Song 

 of the Shirt and The Bridge of Sighs, are 

 among the most perfect expressions of love 

 and pity for suffering humanity that can be 

 found in English literature. Hood began his 

 literary career by writing articles for a local 

 paper and a magazine in Dundee, and in 1821 

 became assistant editor of the London Maga- 

 zine, on the staff of which were also Charles 

 Lamb, William Hazlitt and Thomas De 

 Quincey. Nine years later he began the publi- 



cation of the Comic Annual, for which he wrote 

 some of his most humorous productions. This 

 was succeeded, in 1838, by. a monthly periodical 

 called Hood's Own. 



In his fondness for punning Hood sometimes 

 went to extremes, but when he is at his best 

 his writings show an admirable blending of 

 humor and pathos. Shortly before his death 

 he established Hood's Magazine. It was in his 

 last illness that he wrote his imperishable 

 Bridge of Sighs and Song of the Shirt. Among 

 other writings are the remarkable poem, Dream 

 of Eugene Aram; Tylney Hall, a novel; Na- 

 tional Tales, a collection of short stories; and 

 Whims and Oddities. 



HOOKER, JOSEPH (1814-1879), an American 

 soldier popularly known as FIGHTING JOE, on 

 account of his daring and his soldierly quali- 

 ties. After graduating from West Point in 

 1837, he joined the artillery and served in 

 Florida and on the Maine frontier from 1837 

 to 1840. During the Mexican War he displayed 

 conspicuous gallantry and was successively ad- 

 vanced to the rank of captain, major and 

 lieutenant-colonel. In 1853 he retired from the 

 army and devoted his attentioi} to farming and 

 civil engineering. 



When the War of Secession began he was 

 appointed brigadier-general of volunteers, and 

 major-general in the following spring. During 

 the Peninsula Campaign, at South Mountain 

 and at Antietam he fought with distinction, 

 and in 1863 was 

 placed in com- 

 mand of the 

 Army of the 

 Potomac. While 

 his personal cour- 

 age was remark- 

 able, he failed to 

 meet the require- 

 ments of a com- 

 mander of a large 

 body of troops. 

 A t Chancellors- 

 ville, May 2 to 4, 

 1863, he met with 

 a crushing defeat which critics say was entirely 

 due to his inability to meet emergencies and 

 make quick decisions. He was succeeded in 

 command by General Meade, but he later dis- 

 tinguished himself in the "Battle above the 

 Clouds" (Lookout Mountain), while fighting 

 under Rosecrans. In recognition of his services 

 in that struggle he received the rank of major- 

 general in the regular army. Joining Sher- 



JOSEPH HOOKER 



