History of the One hundred and sixty-first regiment, Indiana volunteer infantry . , H. & D. R. R. in 1878, then to P., C, C. & St. R. in 1880, remaining with the Pennsylvania Companyuntil 1884, then accepting a position with Big Four Railroadat Indianapolis; accepted position as general agent of theBig Four at Shelbyville, Indiana, November 14, 1888, andat the outbreak of the Spanish-American war organized acompany at Shelbyville, Indiana, and tried to get the com-pany accepted for first call for volunteers. The Big Fourrailroad granted Captain Hudgins two years leave of absenceand on his
History of the One hundred and sixty-first regiment, Indiana volunteer infantry . , H. & D. R. R. in 1878, then to P., C, C. & St. R. in 1880, remaining with the Pennsylvania Companyuntil 1884, then accepting a position with Big Four Railroadat Indianapolis; accepted position as general agent of theBig Four at Shelbyville, Indiana, November 14, 1888, andat the outbreak of the Spanish-American war organized acompany at Shelbyville, Indiana, and tried to get the com-pany accepted for first call for volunteers. The Big Fourrailroad granted Captain Hudgins two years leave of absenceand on his return his old position or a better one will begiven him. Captain Hudgins, being the senior captain of theThird Battalion, was in command of the battalion thegreater part of the time from August 14 to November 30,1898. Captain Hudgins was married in 1882, and has onechild, Leslie P. Hudgins. The Captains parents live at Morristown, Indiana,and his only brother, Robert H. Hudgins, Jr., was quarter-master sergeant for Company C. ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTV-I-IKST INDIANA. 349. Captain Thomas J. Hudgins. GEORGE E. GOODRICH. George E. Goodrich, first lieutenant, Company C, OneHundred and Sixty-first Indiana Volunteer Infantry, wasborn in Brandywine township. Shelby county, Indiana, atthe old family homestead. April 6, 1872. He moved taShelbyville with his parents in 1880. His forefathers orig-inally came from Scotland, and knew the hardships of pio-neer days in the states. His grandfather, George Good- 350 HISTORY OF THE rich, for whom he was named, was a veteran of the Mexi-can war. Three uncles also served in the Union armyin the Civil war, one being killed in the battle of PeachTree Creek. The surviving two are now residents of Shel-byville and Shelby county. On graduating from school,
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