Addison J. Hodges
Born: October 24, 1841 at Hillsdale, Michigan
Home Town: Adrian, Michigan
Status: POW
Date of Issue: December 31, 1907
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Addison J. Hodges, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 3 May 1863, while serving with Company B, 47th Ohio Infantry, in action at Vicksburg, Mississippi. Private Hodges was one of a party that volunteered and attempted to run the enemy’s batteries with a steam tug and two barges loaded with subsistence stores.