George Baird Hodge
George Baird Hodge | |
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| Born | April 8, 1828 Fleming County, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | August 1, 1892 (aged 64) Longwood, Florida, U.S. |
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| Allegiance | United States of America Confederate States of America |
| Branch | United States Navy Confederate States Army |
| Service years | 1845–1850 (USN) 1861–1865 (CSA) |
| Rank | Midshipman (USN) Colonel (CSA) Acting Brigadier General (CSA) |
| Unit | Orphan Brigade |
| Commands | Hodge's Cavalry Brigade |
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| Member of the Kentucky Senate from the 25th district | |
| In office August 4, 1873 – August 6, 1877 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Wrightson |
| Succeeded by | Albert S. Berry |
| Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Campbell County | |
| In office August 1, 1859 – August 5, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh K. Rachford |
| Succeeded by | Cyrus Cambell George P. Webster |
George Baird Hodge (April 8, 1828 – August 1, 1892) was an attorney, Confederate politician, colonel and acting general from the Commonwealth of Kentucky. He commanded a cavalry brigade at various times and was paroled as a brigadier general at the end of the war but his appointment as a brigadier general by Confederate President Jefferson Davis was rejected twice by the Confederate States Senate.