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Charles Ferren Hopkins Sr. (May 16, 1842 – February 14, 1934) was the last surviving Union Civil War soldier in
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that was a recipient of the
Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces, military decoration and is awarded to recognize American United States Army, soldiers, United States Navy, sailors, Un ...
. He was elected in 1880 as Mayor of Boonton, New Jersey."Charles F. Hopkins Dies In New Jersey. State's Only Survivor of Civil War. Holding Congressional Medal of Honor. Once Mayor of Boonton. Modestly Declined to Apply for the Medal Until Thirty Years After It Was Awarded"
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'', February 15, 1934. Accessed February 15, 2024.


Biography

He was born on May 16, 1842, in
Hope Township, New Jersey Hope Township is a township in Warren County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 1,835, a decrease of 117 (−6.0%) from the 2010 census count of 1,952, which in turn reflected a ...
to Nathan Hopkins (1811–1889) and Ann Wilson and he had a brother, John Robertson Hopkins (1844–1885). He served as Mayor of Boonton, New Jersey. He was married in about 1867; his wife died in 1931. Four daughters survived him, and three sons: Emmet, Frank, and Charles Ferren Hopkins Jr. (1884–1956). He was interred at Greenwood Cemetery, Boonton.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hopkins, Charles Ferren 1842 births 1934 deaths People of New Jersey in the American Civil War Union army soldiers United States Army Medal of Honor recipients Mayors of places in New Jersey People from Hope Township, New Jersey American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor 19th-century mayors of places in New Jersey