Charles Ferren Hopkins Explained

Charles Ferren Hopkins Sr.
Birth Date:	16 May 1842
Birth Place:	Hope Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Death Place:	Boonton, New Jersey
Branch:	Army
Serviceyears:	1861–1865
Rank:	E-05Sergeant
Unit:	Company I, 1st New Jersey Volunteer Infantry
Battles:	Battle of Crampton's Gap, Battle of Cold Harbor

Charles Ferren Hopkins Sr. (May 16, 1842 – February 14, 1934) was the last surviving Union Civil War soldier in New Jersey that was a recipient of the Medal of Honor. He was elected in 1880 as Mayor of Boonton, New Jersey.^[1]

Biography

He was born on May 16, 1842, in Hope Township, New Jersey 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).^[2] He was interred at Greenwood Cemetery, Boonton.^[1]

References

1. https://www.nytimes.com/1934/02/15/archives/charles-f-hopkins-dies-in-hew-jersey-i-states-only-survivor-of.html "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"
2. News: C.F. Hopkins, Civic Leader in Boonton . . November 23, 1956 . 2011-10-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120404004838/http://pirate.shu.edu/~hopkinca/hopkins_obituaries.html . 2012-04-04 . dead .