Colonel Justin Hodge | |
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| Born | April 21, 1815 Roxbury, MA |
| Died | October 22, 1900 (aged 85) Barkhamsted, CT |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/ | United States Army Connecticut State Militia Union Army |
| Rank |  Major General (Militia) Colonel, USV |
| Unit | 1st Connecticut Infantry Regiment |
| Commands | Adjutant General of Connecticut 1st Corps d'Afrique Engineers 95th U.S. Colored Infantry |
| Battles/wars | Mexican–American War American Civil War |
| Spouse(s) | Lucia Hewitt |
Justin Hodge, born in Roxbury, Massachusetts on April 21, 1815, was a Connecticut politician who served in the state legislature for many years. He represented his hometown of Barkhamstead as a loyal member of the Democratic Party. He served in the U.S. Army during the Civil War as well as the Mexican War before that. He briefly served as the Adjutant General of Connecticut in 1855.[1]
- ^ Barkhamstead and its Centennial, 1879, Meriden, CT. 1881