The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-10

the art of printing in his fathers print
ing office in Salem, Ohio, where the
"Anti Slavery Bugle," one of the most
radical abolition journals of the times,
was published. de left Salem in July,
1861, and with companions came to Leav-
enworth, Kansas and at once enlisted in
Lanes Brigade, the Third regiment Kan
sas volunteers, and began active service,
being Immediately marched to FIT Scott,
thence to Kansas City.
He followed the fortunes and
labors of his regiment, doing the
full duty of an American SOL
der. to Springfield, Mo, and late in
the fall went into winter quarters with
his command at Mound City, Kansas. He
was at this time promoted from orderly
sergeant to second lieutenant, of his COM
pany. In the spring of 1862 the Army of
the Frontier was organized at Fort Scott,
and the Third and Fourth Kansas regi-
ments were consolidated, being there
after known as the Tenth regiment of
Kansas infantry. Mr.. Hudson was ap-
pointed first lieutenant of company G.
In the campaign of 1852 he was acting
as assistant adjutant general of Weir's
brigade. He bore himself with bravery
in the battles of Newtonia, Fort Wayne
Cane Hill, Prairie Grove, Van Buren, and
elsewhere, being especially commended
in the official reports for personal bravery
and merit displayed at the battle of
Prairie Grove.
In 1868 he served on the staff of Gen
eral Davies at Rolla, Mo, and afterwards
as aid de- camp to General Schotield,
being stationed at St Louis, Mo. In De-
cember of that year he was promo
ted to major of the First Mis-
souri, colored infantry. He served
during the campaign of 1864
on the lower Mississippi and at the
mouth of the Rio Grande and afterwards
on the staff of Gen. E. B. Brown at
Brownsville, Tex. He was mustered out
at the close of the war, in July, 1865,
having been in the service four years.
In September, 1865. he became per
manent resident of Kansas He bought
farm in Wyandotte county on
which he lived for eight years,
being employed in stock raising and
in the growing of general farm crops.
During this period he became closely
identified with the agricultural interests
of the state, being one of the regents of
the state agricultural college by appoint
ment of Governor Osborn. During his
term, largely through his efforts, the
management of the institution was so
changed as to make it practical agri-
cultural school, instead of a theoretical
college with sectarian leanings.
In 1871 he was member of the Kansas
house Of representatives aud in the SEN
atorial election voted for Samuel J. Craw-
ford, as opposed to Alexander Caldwell,
the successful candidate. In January,
1874, Major Hudson received twenty-four
legislative votes for United States sena-
tor He was secretary of the state board
of agriculture
In 1873 he bought the Kansas Farmer.
In 1879, with E. E. Ewing founded the
"Daily Capital" He was the first
editor of that we'll known newspaper,
was afterwards business manager and
now president of the Capital Publishing
company and editor-in chief of the pa
per- He has been a staunch advocate of
| prohibition and other moral questions
taking advanced and radical ground. He
married Mary W. Smith, in Wyandotte,
August 5, 1868. They have three chill
dren, Mary. wife of Dell Keller, business
manager of the Capital; Anna, wife OF
William Smith, of the advertising de-
partment of the paper, and Paul, city ed
/ itor of the Capital.