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title: Colorized Portrait of John Bell Hood
author: Unknown Photographer
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21071/colorized-portrait-of-john-bell-hood/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2025-10-04
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# Colorized Portrait of John Bell Hood

_Authored by Unknown Photographer_

## Image File

[![Colorized Portrait of John Bell Hood](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21071.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21071.jpg)

## Image Caption

Portrait of Confederate General [John Bell Hood](https://www.worldhistory.org/John_Bell_Hood/), c. 1861-1865.

Depicted here is a framed, colorized photograph of a uniformed John Bell Hood (1831-1879), the Confederate general who rose to lead the Army of Tennessee in the final year of the [American Civil War](https://www.worldhistory.org/American_Civil_War/). The conflict took the use of Hood's left arm and right leg, and his late and unsuccessful command in the western theater saw the decimation of his forces.

Collections of the Confederate Memorial Literary Society, Virginia Museum of History and [Culture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/culture/), Richmond.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Photographer, U. (2025, October 02). Colorized Portrait of John Bell Hood. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21071/colorized-portrait-of-john-bell-hood/>
### Chicago
Photographer, Unknown. "Colorized Portrait of John Bell Hood." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 02, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21071/colorized-portrait-of-john-bell-hood/>.
### MLA
Photographer, Unknown. "Colorized Portrait of John Bell Hood." *World History Encyclopedia*, 02 Oct 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21071/colorized-portrait-of-john-bell-hood/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_of_General_John_Bell_Hood_in_uniform.jpg) by [**Unknown Photographer**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_of_General_John_Bell_Hood_in_uniform.jpg). Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 02 October 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.