Charles Hood, born in 1826, was educated at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and obtained an ensigncy by purchase in the 3rd Buffs, 26 June 1844.

In 1846 he acted as secretary to the mission sent to the Argentine Republic to arrange certain differences between the combined powers of Great Britain and France and General Rosas, governor of Buenos Ayres.

[2] He was senior officer of his regiment in the trenches before Sebastopol, and led the ladder party in the attack of the Redan on 8 October 1855.

Hood was rewarded with a brevet of major, English and Turkish medals, and fifth class of Medjidie.

[1] After serving as major of the depôt battalion at Templemore, Hood became lieutenant-colonel 58th Foot on 23 November 1860, and for some years commanded that regiment in Bengal.