Benjamin Lewis Hodge
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Benjamin Lewis Hodge was a Confederate
politician who served in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War
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Hodge was born in Tennesseee and later moved to Caddo Parish, Louisiana
. He married Caroline Dudley Cash on March 18, 1852.
During the Civil War, Hodge represented the state in the Second Confederate Congress
in 1864.
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
politician who served in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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Hodge was born in Tennesseee and later moved to Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Caddo Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Shreveport; as of 2000, the population was 252,161...
. He married Caroline Dudley Cash on March 18, 1852.
During the Civil War, Hodge represented the state in the Second Confederate Congress
Second Confederate Congress
The Second Confederate Congress was the second and last regular term of the legislature of the Confederate States of America. Members of the Second Confederate Congress were chosen in elections held at various dates in 1863 and 1864...
in 1864.