Justin Hodge, born in Roxbury, Massachusetts on April 21,1815, was a Connecticut politician who served in the state legislature for many years.
11 Facts About Justin Hodge
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Justin Hodge represented his hometown of Barkhamstead as a loyal member of the Democratic Party.
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Justin Hodge served in the US Army during the Civil War as well as the Mexican War before that.
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Justin Hodge briefly served as the Adjutant General of Connecticut in 1855.
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Justin Hodge was appointed to the position of Adjutant General of the Connecticut State Militia by Governor William T Minor in August 1855.
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Justin Hodge refused to execute the order and was removed from the office by the displeased governor.
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Justin Hodge is the shortest serving Adjutant General in Connecticut's military history.
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Justin Hodge spent most of the war serving under General Nathaniel P Banks and the Army of the Gulf.
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Justin Hodge commanded the 1st Regiment Engineers, Corps d'Afrique during the Siege of Port Hudson.
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Colonel Justin Hodge was mustered out of the volunteers on October 13,1866.
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Justin Hodge married Lucia Hewitt, daughter of Joshua Hewitt and Polly Williams of Winsted, Connecticut.