TROUP COUNTY, GA - BIOS  W.H. Hodnett

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Memoirs of Georgia, Vol. II, Atlanta, Ga., page 922
Published by The Southern Historical Association in 1895


TROUP COUNTY

W.H. Hodnett, farmer, Long Cane, Troup Co., Ga., son of William
and Caroline (Findley) Hodnett, was born in Troup county in
1844.  His paternal grandfather was William Hodnett, who was a
native of Virginia, a soldier in the patriot army during the
revolutionary war, came to Georgia by ox-cart conveyance in
1795, and settled in the woods in what is now Putnam county,
where, that same year, Mr. Hodnett’s father was born.  His
father was a soldier in the war of 1812, and having secured a
land warrant he came to Troup county in 1827, settled in the
woods, and cleared a farm.  He became quite a prominent
citizen, and died in 1863.  Mr. Hodnett was raised on the farm,
and received a very limited education.  In 1862 he enlisted in
Company K, Capt. Long, Thirteenth Georgia regiment, Col. Ector,
and was assigned to Gen. Clement A. Evans’ command.  Among
other very important battles he was in those of Fredericksburg,
Chancellorsville and Winchester.  He was sick with fever at
Winchester when the battle of Gettysburg was fought, and was on
a wounded furlough when the battle of Strasburg occurred.  He
was in all other general engagements in which his command
participated until they stacked arms at Appomattox.  He stood
guard from about ten o’clock until daylight the night before
the surrender.  Mr. Hodnett was present at Taccoon Ford when
Gen. Lee said to Gen. Gordon, “Take your original position at
Mine river”, whereupon Gen. Gordon said, “Our entire trains are
at stake and it is impossible to get them out.  Let me try
brigade; they never fail.”  He was wounded at Smithfield, on
account of which he was off duty ninety days, and at
Winchester.  One of the wounds was in the hip by a ball from a
shell.  He escaped all other injury and capture.  He was in the
battle in which Gen Evans was shot from his horse, and was very
near him at the time.  He came to the old homestead after the
war.  All he received from his father’s estate was $62.25, and
he had his afflicted mother and three children to provide for. 
He has done this fully and faithfully, and is now the possessor
of 1,000 acres of good land, and the farm is as well improved
as any in the county.  He has forged his way to the front as a
good farmer and worthy citizen, deserving and having the
confidence and esteem of his fellow citizens.  Mr. Hodnett was
married in 1876 to Miss Amanda Roberts, born in Troup county,
daughter of Wiley P. and Sara (Wilson) Roberts, formerly of
Greenville district, S.C., who came to Georgia in 1844 and
settled in Troup county.  One child, Sallie Fannie, has blessed
this union.  Mr. and Mrs. Hodnett are members of the Methodist
church.