Tunnel Hill in Whitfield County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Leg of Hood

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 27, 2022

1. The Leg of Hood Marker

Inscription. Here
lyes
the leg
of the
gallant Hood

Sept. 20, 1863

Erected 2013.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 20, 1863.

Location. 34° 50.312′ N, 85° 2.273′ W. Marker is in Tunnel Hill, Georgia, in Whitfield County. It is on Hunt Road 0.1 miles south of Clisby Austin Road, on the left when traveling south. Marker approximately 200 feet south of Clisby Austin Rd. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 872 Hunt Road, Tunnel Hill GA 30755, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Mountains. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Remembering the General Stores (within shouting distance of this marker); Building a Tunnel (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Captain Key & Key's Battery (about 400 feet away); The Clisby Austin House (about 400 feet away); The Reverend Clisby Austin Sr. (about 400 feet away); The Excavation (about 700 feet away); Tunnel Hill (approx. ¼ mile away); What are Sherman Neckties? (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tunnel Hill.

Also see . . . Wikipedia: John Bell Hood - Chickamauga. "...However, Hood was once again wounded severely; his right femur was fractured

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and his leg was amputated four inches (100 mm) below the hip. Hood's condition was so grave that the surgeon sent the severed leg along with him in the ambulance, assuming that they would be buried together...." (Submitted on November 1, 2022.)

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 27, 2022

2. The Leg of Hood Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 1, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 649 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 1, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.