Biography of Leonard Hoodelmeyer, Vol. II, pages 614 / 615.  Presidents, 
Soldiers, Statesmen; H.H. Hardesty, Publisher, New York, Toledo, and 
Chicago, 1894.

Leonard Hoodelmeyer

Was born in Germany, May 23, 1813, and settled in DeKalb county, Ind., for 
the first time in 1842, and afterward in 1857; he was married Dec. 16, 1839, 
in Carroll county, O., to Philopoenia Knapp, who was also born in Germany, 
Feb. 16, 1821; their children are Adeline, Mariah, George, Harriet, Teeny, 
Carrie, dec., Mary, dec., and Leonard, dec.; the parents of Mr. Hoodelmeyer 
are  John and Mary (Firty), both deceased; his wife's parents are Jacob and  
Elizabeth  (Feel) Knapp; both are deceased; our subject was farming, when at 
the age of 48, he enlisted in the service of his adopted country, at Auburn,  
Ind., Nov. 11, 1861, as a private in Co. K, 44th Ind. V.I., under Gen. 
Grant; he was wounded in the hand by a poisoned ball, at the battle of 
Pittsburg Landing, April 6, 1862; this confined him to the hospital at 
Evansville Ky., for one week, when he was furloughed, and on account of 
disability, was discharged from his first enlistment, Sept, 12, 1862; he 
did not re-enlist until April 14, 1864, when he entered the ranks with the 
veterans, in the same company and regiment as before. Beside the battle 
already mentioned, he was in the battle of Corinth; his final honorable 
discharge was granted him at Nashville, Tenn., Sept, 14, 1865; his brother 
George was also in the service; his wife's brother-in-law, Newton Cosper, 
was in the Mexican War; our comrade has been supervisor for the past 28 
years, in Union Twp.  Our comrade is a pensioner, and his address is 
Auburn, DeKalb County, Ind.

Submitted by:
Arlene Goodwin
Auburn, Indiana
Agoodwin@ctlnet.com