Cadet Charles K. Hodge

<center>To The Memory Of<br> Cadet Charles K. Hodge<br> of the<br> U.S. Military Academy<br> And A Member<br> Of The Third Class<br> Of 1839-40</center> <br><i>[ north side ]</i><br> <center>He Died Suddenly<br> Whilst On A Visit To His Parents<br> At Roxbury Conn.<br> on the<br> Thirty First Of August 1839.<br> Aged 19 Years 9 Months<br> And 4 Days</center> <br><i>[ west side ]</i><br> <center>Called From Us<br> In The Buoyancy Of Youth<br> Earth's Cares Had Not Chilled<br> Nor Life's Vicissitudes<br> Changed The Warm Currents<br> Of His Feelings</center> <br><i>[ south side ]</i><br> <center>His Class Mates<br> Have Erected This Monument<br> As A Testimony Of Their<br> Respect For His Memory<br> And Their Regret<br> For His Loss</center>