Owingsville in Bath County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Gen. Hood Birthplace
Photographed by Tom Bosse, November 4, 2017
1. Gen. Hood Birthplace Marker
John Bell Hood, 1831-79, graduate of West Point, 1853. Eight years Indian campaigns. Resigned, 1861, and joined CSA as colonel, heading Texas Brigade. Gained distinction at Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, 1862, and at Gettysburg, Chickamauga, 1863. Appointed to command Army of Tenn. Met defeat: Atlanta in August, 1864; Franklin, Nashville in December. Lived in New Orleans after war.
Erected 1965 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 862.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1864.
Location. 38° 8.708′ N, 83° 45.759′ W. Marker is in Owingsville, Kentucky, in Bath County. It is on East Main Street (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 82 East Main Street, Owingsville KY 40360, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Outer Bluegrass. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Courthouse Burned (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bath County War Memorial (about 500 feet away); Capt. John Jack Jouett, Jr. (about 600 feet away); Bath County
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Also see . . . John Bell Hood. (Submitted on November 16, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Tom Bosse
2. Gen. John Bell Hood, C.S.A.
Photographed by Don Morfe, March 28, 2002
3. Gen. Hood crypt is in Metaire Cemetery, New Orleans LA
General John Bell Hood's remains are in the Hennen family crypt. General Hood's wife was Anna Marie Hannen.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, November 4, 2017
4. Gen. Hood Birthplace Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 887 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 16, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 3. submitted on November 20, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 4. submitted on November 16, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
