★★★ Hoge, Edward Foster

Edward Foster Hoge​

Born: January 16, 1840

Birthplace: Lafayette, Walker County, Georgia

Father: James Hoge 1808 – 1880

Mother: Catherine Mayson 1813 -

Wife: Julia Frances Clayton 1839 – 1909

(Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia)​

Children:

Augusta Clayton Hoge 1868 -​

Education:

Graduated from Oglethorpe University​

Occupation before War:

Attorney in Walker County, Georgia​

Civil War Career:

1861: Lt. Of Company G, 9th​ Georgia Infantry Regiment​

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1861 – 1863: Captain of Company G, 9th​ Georgia Infantry Regiment​

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1863: Wounded during the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania​

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1863 – 1864: Lt. Colonel of 9th​ Georgia Infantry Regiment​

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1864 – 1865: Colonel of 9th​ Georgia Infantry Regiment

Occupation after War:

Attorney in Atlanta, Georgia​

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1883: Established the Atlanta Journal Newspaper​

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1883 – 1885: Editor of Atlanta Journal Newspaper​

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1871 – 1876: Georgia State Representative​

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1882 – 1883: Georgia State Representative​

Died: August 10, 1885

Place of Death: Mount Airy, Georgia

Age at time of Death: 45 years old

Burial Place: Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia