★★★ Hodges, James Gregory

James Gregory Hodges​

Born: December 28, 1829

Birthplace: Portsmouth, Virginia

Father: John Hodges 1786 – 1855

(Buried: Walker Cemetery Chesapeake, City, Virginia)​

Mother: Jane Adelaide Gregory 1794 – 1875
(Buried: Walker Cemetery Chesapeake, City, Virginia)

Wife: Sarah A. F. "Sallie" Wilson 1830 – 1917

(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, Virginia)​

Children:

William Wilson Hodges 1854 – 1893​

(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, Virginia)​

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John Nelson Hodges 1860 – 1890​

(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, Virginia)​

Education:

Attended Portsmouth Literary, Scientific, and Military Academy​

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1850 – 1851: Attended University of Pennsylvania Medical School​

Occupation before War:

Medical Doctor in Portsmouth, Virginia​

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1856 – 1857: Mayor of Portsmouth, Virginia​

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Served in the Virginia State Militia rising to rank of Colonel​

Civil War Career:

1861: His Militia Regiment seized the Norfolk Navy Yard​

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1861 – 1863: Colonel of 14th​ Virginia Infantry Regiment

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1862: Wounded at Malvern Hill by an exploding shell​

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1863: Led 422 men onto the field of Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania​

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1863: Killed close to earthworks Pickett's charge Gettysburg, Pennsylvania​

Died: July 3, 1863

Place of Death: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Age at time of Death: 33 years old

Original Burial Place: Gettysburg Battlefield, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Burial Place: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia

Cenotaph: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, Virginia