Gettysburg: Our Family’s Story

The Battle of Gettysburg is a significant event in the history of the United States, marking a turning point in the Civil War. The three-day engagement involved intense fighting and resulted in over 50,000 casualties, making it the bloodiest single battle of the conflict. The battle was fought in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in July 1863, and it is remembered as a critical moment in the country's history. But the battle’s impact was especially detrimental to the Hoge family.

In 1863, James Fulton Hoge and his wife Eliza welcomed their ninth child, Beverly Lacy Hoge. However, the year also brought mixed blessings for the family. James and Eliza's oldest son, Andrew Johnston Hoge, enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1861 when he turned 18, thinking he was going out into the world for a great adventure.