Today in Wheeling History: August 23--Wheeling's Francis Lyell "Frank" Hoge, who attained the rank of First Lieutenant in the Confederate Navy, was wounded in the neck by a pistol ball while leading two small boats in the capture of the Union gunboats “Satellite” and “Reliance” on the Rappahannock River (1863).
Francis Lyell "Frank" Hoge was born in Marshall County in January 1841. He had a distinguished military career, resigning from the U.S. Navy to join the Confederate Navy in 1861. He served on the CSS “Patrick Henry” at the Battle of Hampton Roads and was wounded leading a boat attack on Union ships in 1863. After the war, Hoge returned to Wheeling where he worked as an engineer, serving as city engineer from 1881-1895 during which time he oversaw construction of the Main Street Bridge. Hoge collapsed and died suddenly in Wheeling in 1901 at age 60. He was buried in Greenwood Cemetery. (https://tinyurl.com/6be2xncc) (https://tinyurl.com/9kr4pfk3) (https://tinyurl.com/4u9vxfdd) (https://tinyurl.com/2dj5bdsd)
Francis Lyell "Frank" Hoge was born in Marshall County in January 1841. He had a distinguished military career, resigning from the U.S. Navy to join the Confederate Navy in 1861. He served on the CSS “Patrick Henry” at the Battle of Hampton Roads and was wounded leading a boat attack on Union ships in 1863. After the war, Hoge returned to Wheeling where he worked as an engineer, serving as city engineer from 1881-1895 during which time he oversaw construction of the Main Street Bridge. Hoge collapsed and died suddenly in Wheeling in 1901 at age 60. He was buried in Greenwood Cemetery. (https://tinyurl.com/6be2xncc) (https://tinyurl.com/9kr4pfk3) (https://tinyurl.com/4u9vxfdd) (https://tinyurl.com/2dj5bdsd)
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