Son of Thomas Franklin Hogg and his wife Mary Ann Barker Hogg. He lived with his family near Kline in Barnwell District (later County), South Carolina until he enlisted in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. The two census records show him with his family.
1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Richard Hagg
Age: 5
Birth Year: abt 1845
Birthplace: South Carolina
Home in 1850: Barnwell County, South Carolina
Gender: Male
Family Number: 465
Household Members:
Name, Age
Thos F Hogg, 31
Mary Hogg, 37
Sarah Hogg, 10
Laura Hogg, 6
Richard Hogg, 5
John Hogg, 3
William Hogg, 1

1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Richd B Hogg
Age in 1860: 16
Birth Year: abt 1844
Birthplace: South Carolina
Home in 1860: Barnwell County, South Carolina
Gender: Male
Post Office: Barnwell
Household Members:
Name, Age
T F Hogg, 43
Mary A Hogg, 39
Sarah E Hogg, 20
Laura M Hogg, 18
Richd B Hogg, 16
John F Hogg, 14
Wm R Hogg, 11
Thos F Hogg, 9
Lenora A Hogg, 6
Alice G Hogg, 3
Cornelius W Hogg, 3/12

U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Name: R.B. Hogg
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: South Carolina
Regiment Name Expanded: 1st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (Hagood's)
Company: I,C
Rank In Expanded: Sergeant
Rank Out Expanded: Third Lieutenant
Film Number: M381 roll 15

Fold3 has 18 images for his Civil War Service Record, which details when he enlisted, his election to higher rank, and his illness and death in the Bellevue Hospital in Richmond, Henrico, Virginia of Typhoid Fever.

Note about burial: It is unknown by this researcher where he was buried, but it is assumed it would have been near where he died. A cenotaph may have been erected to honor him there or near where his parents are buried in the Hogg/Best Cemetery in Barnwell County, South Carolina.

Siblings:
Sarah E. Hogg
Laura Matilda Hogg Hazel
Richard B. Hogg
John Turnbull Hogg
William Robert Hogg
Thomas Franklin Hogg
Leonora Amanda Hogg Best
Alice Irene Hogg Best
Cornelius W. Hogg