Person:John Hood (49)

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Gen. John Mifflin Hood
d.17 Dec 1906
m. Bef 1843
  1. Gen. John Mifflin Hood1843 - 1906
m.
  1. Richard Haden Hood1869 - 1955
  2. Mary Eloise Hood1872 -
  3. Florence Mifflin Hood1875 -
  4. Alice Watkins Hood1877 -
  5. John Mifflin Hood1880 -
  6. Mabel Douglas Hood1883 -
Facts and Events
Name Gen. John Mifflin Hood
Gender Male
Birth[1] 5 Apr 1843 Bowling Green, Allegany, Maryland, United Statesnear Sykesville
Marriage to Florence Eloise Haden
Military[1] From 1863 to 1864 Virginia, United StatesEnlisted, Private 2nd Maryland Infantry (Civil War)/Company C
Military? 1864 Maryland, United StatesEnlisted, 2nd Lieutenant 1st Maryland Infantry (Civil War)/Company B
Death[2] 17 Dec 1906 age 63 -
Burial? Druid Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Baltimore (county), Maryland, United States

Research Notes

  • Military regiments and companies need to be verified before creating the categories. --Cos1776 22:23, 17 December 2014 (UTC)
  • President of the Western Maryland Railway (WM) from 1874 - 1901.
  • President of United Railways and Electric Company, a streetcar company in Baltimore
  • see John Mifflin Hood Statue in Preston Gardens
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References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Biography, in Steiner, Bernard Christian (Ph.D.); David Henry Carroll; Lynn Roby Meekins; and Thomas G Boggs. Men of mark in Maryland: biographies of leading men in the state ; illustrated with many full page engravings (in 4 Volumes). (Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD: Johnson-Wynne and BF Johnson, 1907-1912)
    Vol 1, pp 192-198.

    [states he served as private in "Company C of the 2d Maryland Infantry, Army of Northern Virginia" and as 2d lieutenant in "Company B, 1st regiment of engineering troops" - he was wounded 7 times in various engagements and at Stanard's Mill and has his elbow shattered above the elbow...

  2. John Mifflin Hood, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.