Charles L. Hodges

Charles Libbeus Hodges was born in Providence, Rhode Island, on March 13, 1847, the son of Joseph Hodges and Eliza Brown (Olney) Hodges. His parents died when he was young, and Hodges was raised by relatives including his aunts Caroline Burt and Eva Olney. He attended the schools of Providence, and was a student at Providence High School in 1861. At age 14, In April 1861 Hodges joined the Union Army for the American Civil War. During his wartime service, Hodges was wounded twice (Spotsylvania and Cedar Creek), Hodges's application was approved, and in April 1875 he received his commission as a second lieutenant of Infantry, effective from the previous January. ==Continued career==

After receiving his commission, Hodges was assigned to the 25th Infantry Regiment. Fort Randall, Dakota Territory, and Fort Shaw, Montana, and was promoted to first lieutenant in 1880. At the start of the Spanish–American War in 1898, Hodges was commander of Company M, 25th Infantry, which he led from its duty station in Colorado to its port of embarkation in Tampa, Florida. As commander of 2nd Battalion, 25th Infantry, Hodges served in Cuba and participated in the July 1, 1898 Battle of El Caney. After the war, he returned to command of Company M at Fort Logan, Colorado. During 1899, Hodges performed temporary duty as commander of the army recruiting offices in Seattle and Portland, then commanded the post at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. In July 1900, he was promoted to major. In August 1901, he transferred from the 17th Infantry to the 23rd Infantry. Hodges continued to serve with the 23rd Infantry after returning to the United States, and he was promoted to lieutenant colonel in August 1903. In 1906, Hodges was assigned to command the post at Fort Ontario, New York. In January 1907, he received promotion to colonel. ==Later career==

In early 1907, Hodges commanded the 24th Infantry Regiment during duty in the Philippines. From 1908 to 1909, Hodges commanded the Department of the Visayas. After returning to the United States, Hodges commanded the Department of Dakota. From July 1910 to March 1911, Hodges commanded the Department of the Lakes, and he was promoted to major general in January 1911. Hodges left the army in March 1911 after attaining the mandatory retirement age of 64. ==Retirement and death==

Hodges was active in the Freemasons and attained the 32nd degree of the Scottish Rite. He died at his Washington, D.C., apartment on December 26, 1911. Hodges was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. ==Family==

In 1879, Hodges married Anna L. Borden (1848–1929). They were the parents of two children. Son Carroll Borden Hodges (1882–1951) was a career army officer who attained the rank of lieutenant colonel. Daughter Jessie Olney Hodges (1884–1910) died after contracting dysentery while residing in the Philippines during her father's service there. ==References==