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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 37. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Colonel James Gregory Hodges. (search)
6, and again in April 1857. The Third regiment of Virginia volunteers of this city was organized in 1856, and Dr. James Gregory Hodges was elected colonel; David J. Godwin, lieutenant colonel; William C. Wingfield, major; John W. H. Wrenn, adjutant; C. W. Murdaugh, commissary; John Hobday, quartermaster; Dr. H. F. Butt, surgeon appointed and assigned to the, Third regiment, Virginia volunteers, Col. Roger A. Pryor, and his field officers and assigned Col. James Gregory Hodges, Lieut. Col. David J. Godwin and Maj. William White to the Fourteenth Virginia regiment. This was done on the alleged policy that it is better for a colonel to command a regiment ogiments in the spring of 1862 Adjutant Evans was made Lieutenant Colonel and C. W. Finley was made Adjutant of the Fourteenth Virginia regiment; and Lieutenant Colonel David J. Godwin was made Colonel of the Ninth Virginia regiment. The brigade now marched to Petersburg, where the Ninth Virginia was made a part of it. It then mo
The Daily Dispatch: February 13, 1862., [Electronic resource], What to do with our slaves. (search)
Raising regiments for the war. Lieut. Col. David J. Godwin, lately stationed on the Peninsula, has been promoted to a Coloneley, and authorized to raise a regiment for the war. Frank Crocker, of Isle of Wight, has also been commissioned a Colonel, with similar authority.
The Daily Dispatch: June 4, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
. Hatton's body will be carried to Tennessee today. The 9th Virginia. From an officer in this regiment, we learn that it was in advance in Saturday's fight, and were suddenly surprised by the enemy, within sixty yards of an ambuscade. The regiment war at order arms when the fire was opened on them, but at once seized their arms and did not leave the scene of action, although repulsed four times, when the position was contended for by superior force.--After its gallant Colonel, David J. Godwin, was wounded, the regiment became scattered. The Lieutenant-Colonel and Major were absent, but a portion of the men were rallied by one of the Captains, who nobly remained on the field to the last. This regiment had one man killed and twenty-four wounded as far as heard from, the list was published yesterday morning. Items. Strange to say, that while other regiments have furnished us with reports, we have not received a word from the 1st Virginia, in which we are so much inte
The Daily Dispatch: August 28, 1862., [Electronic resource], Confiscation of property in Portsmouth. (search)
Confiscation of property in Portsmouth. A gentleman who arrived from Portsmouth yesterday, states that the Yankees are confiscating the property of all citizens there known of suspected to be loyal to the Confederacy. They have even gone so far as to take the furniture of Col. J. G. Hodges, of the 14th Virginia, and Col. David J. Godwin, of the 9th Virginia, out of their houses, and shipped it North for sale. Their recent reverses on the Rappahannock seem to have rendered them more vindictive than ever, and a general confiscation in Norfolk and Portsmouth is expected.